East Fork Carson River near Markleeville, CA
River level and flood forecast · Alpine County
The river is 6.8 ft below flood stage (9 ft).
Forecast to hold near 2.2 ft through Sat, Oct 17, 5 AM.
Flow: 45 cubic feet per second (USGS).
The last 7 days and the forecast
NWS forecast issued Mon, Oct 12, 7:59 AM. Forecasts change as rain falls and as upstream water arrives.
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Flood stages
| Major flood stage | 11 ft |
| Moderate flood stage | 10 ft |
| Flood stage | 9 ft |
| Action stage | 8 ft |
| Record crest (January 2, 1997) | 11.64 ft |
What floods at each level
From the National Weather Service, highest first.
- 12 ftMajor impacts to transportation, communication, power and water systems. In excess of January 1997 event.
- 11 ftMajor Flood Stage. Major impact to transportation including Highways 89 and 4. Communication, water and power systems may be impacted. Significant inundation of low lying rangelands.
- 10 ftModerate Flood Stage. Moderate flooding impacting Carson River Resort campground, and potential for significant bank erosion causing road damage along Highways 89 and 4.
- 9 ftMinor Flood Stage. Minor flooding from Monitor Creek to Bryant Creek including impacts to river campgrounds and possible impacts to highway due to bank erosion. Similar to 1/8/17, 2/10/17 and 12/31/2005.
- 8 ftMonitor Stage. No flooding from from Monitor Creek to Bryant Creek, river near bankfull and may require precautionary measures to move resources away from the river. Additional impacts to recreational river users.
Highest crests on record
- 11.64 ft — January 2, 1997
- 10.72 ft — January 31, 1963
- 9.77 ft — January 9, 2017
- 9.33 ft — December 31, 2005
- 9.07 ft — March 8, 1986
Recent crests: 8.15 ft (April 7, 2018) · 8.67 ft (February 10, 2017) · 9.77 ft (January 9, 2017) · 9.33 ft (December 31, 2005) · 11.64 ft (January 2, 1997)
Up and down the river, and nearby
- DownstreamEast Fork Carson River near Gardnerville, NV
- West Fork Carson River at Woodfords, CA
- Upper Truckee River above Meyers, CA
- Trout Creek near Tahoe Valley, CA
- West Walker River at Hoye Bridge nr Wellington, NV
- Upper Truckee River at South Lake Tahoe, CA
- West Walker River near Coleville (Lower Gage), CA
- Carson River near Carson City, NV
Not an official source. River levels, forecasts, flood stages and impacts are from the National Weather Service (CEMC1); flow from the U.S. Geological Survey. Readings are provisional. In a flood, follow your local officials and the NWS at weather.gov.