Humboldt River near Imlay, NV
River level and flood forecast · Pershing County
The river is 10.1 ft below flood stage (10.3 ft).
Forecast to rise to 0.6 ft Fri 11 AM, below the 10.3 ft flood stage.
Flow: 0 cubic feet per second (USGS).
The last 7 days and the forecast
NWS forecast issued Wed, Oct 14, 7:27 AM. Forecasts change as rain falls and as upstream water arrives.
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Flood stages
| Major flood stage | 12 ft |
| Moderate flood stage | 11.2 ft |
| Flood stage | 10.3 ft |
| Action stage | 9.5 ft |
| Record crest (May 27, 1984) | 12.99 ft |
What floods at each level
From the National Weather Service, highest first.
- 11.7 ftAccess to the Flying M Ranch is limited due to water over Old Idaho Stage Road. Flood waters up to a foot deep are possible on Tungsten Road, but the road may remain passable to high clearance, four-wheel drive vehicles.
- 10.3 ftMinor flooding of Tungsten Road south of the river between the river and the Pit Taylor Canal. Some minor low land flooding is possible very near the river from the Humboldt County line to Rye Patch. At a higher level access to Flying M Ranch via Old Idaho Stage Road is flooded.
Highest crests on record
- 12.99 ft — May 27, 1984
- 12.29 ft — May 9, 1952
- 12.12 ft — June 17, 1983
- 11.99 ft — June 4, 2005
- 11.9 ft — April 19, 2006
Recent crests: 10.55 ft (June 17, 2023) · 9.89 ft (May 21, 2023) · 10.56 ft (June 25, 2019) · 10.94 ft (May 29, 2017) · 11.24 ft (April 5, 2017)
Up and down the river, and nearby
Not an official source. River levels, forecasts, flood stages and impacts are from the National Weather Service (HRIN2); flow from the U.S. Geological Survey. Readings are provisional. In a flood, follow your local officials and the NWS at weather.gov.