Meadow Valley Wash near Ursine, NV
River level and flood forecast · Lincoln County
The river is 4.2 ft below flood stage (8.3 ft).
Forecast to rise to 6.0 ft Tue 3 AM, below the 8.3 ft flood stage.
Flow: 5 cubic feet per second (USGS).
The last 7 days and the forecast
NWS forecast issued Mon, Oct 12, 8:04 AM. Forecasts change as rain falls and as upstream water arrives.
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Flood stages
| Major flood stage | 10 ft |
| Moderate flood stage | 9 ft |
| Flood stage | 8.3 ft |
| Action stage | 7.5 ft |
| Record crest (March 15, 2023) | 9.29 ft |
What floods at each level
From the National Weather Service, highest first.
- 10 ftAt 10.0 feet, widespread damage to state and county roads between Spring Valley State Park and Panaca. Flood damage possilbe to homes along Eagle Street and buildings around Eagle Valley Resort. High inflows into Echo Canyon Reservoir may overwhelm discharge capabilities out of the reservoir; water would spill down emergency spillway.
- 9.29 ftRecorded stage 9.29 feet on March 15, 2023. Measured discharge was 1500 cfs.
- 9 ftAt 9.0 feet, preparations needed in Ursine to protect structures adjacent to Meadow Valley Wash; from Eagle Valley Resort south to Eagle Street. All roads from Spring Valley State Park south to Echo Canyon likely closed due to flooding.
- 8.91 ftRecorded stage 8.91 feet on January 11, 2005. Measured discharge was 950 cfs.
- 8.3 ftAt 8.3 feet, additional water flowing over Nevada Highway 322 between Ursine and Spring Valley State Park making the highway impassable. Eagle Street in Ursine flooded and impassable. Flooding of fields in Eagle Valley and Rose Valley adjecent to Meadow Valley Wash.
- 8.2 ftRecorded stage 8.20 feet on February 8, 2017. Measured discharge 557 cfs.
- 7.5 ftAt 7.5 feet, water starts overtopping Nevada Highway 322 between Ursine and Spring Valley State Park.
Highest crests on record
- 9.29 ft — March 15, 2023
- 8.91 ft — January 11, 2005
- 8.58 ft — January 17, 2019
- 8.41 ft — January 14, 2007
- 8.2 ft — February 8, 2017
Recent crests: 9.29 ft (March 15, 2023) · 7.59 ft (December 25, 2021) · 5.5 ft (February 13, 2021) · 6.15 ft (December 8, 2019) · 8.58 ft (January 17, 2019)
Up and down the river, and nearby
Not an official source. River levels, forecasts, flood stages and impacts are from the National Weather Service (MVEN2); flow from the U.S. Geological Survey. Readings are provisional. In a flood, follow your local officials and the NWS at weather.gov.