Muddy River near Moapa, NV

River level and flood forecast · Clark County

Normal2.5 ftas of Mon 9:15 PM

The river is 7.0 ft below flood stage (9.5 ft).

Forecast to fall to 1.7 ft by Mon, Oct 19, 5 AM.

Flow: 86 cubic feet per second (USGS).

The last 7 days and the forecast

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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

Flood stage9.5 ft
Record crest (September 27, 2014)14.26 ft

What floods at each level

From the National Weather Service, highest first.

  • 13.64 ftRecord stage on August 13, 1979.
  • 13.33 ftFlow of record on August 16, 1990. Flow was 5760 cfs.
  • 9.5 ftAt 9.5 feet, water will start to overtop Warm Springs Road.

Highest crests on record

  1. 14.26 ft — September 27, 2014
  2. 13.33 ft — August 16, 1990
  3. 11.34 ft — April 9, 2016
  4. 10.67 ft — March 15, 2023
  5. 9.52 ft — July 22, 1984

Recent crests: 1.9 ft (May 4, 2024) · 10.67 ft (March 15, 2023) · 2.98 ft (September 14, 2022) · 2.3 ft (July 13, 2021) · 3.25 ft (March 13, 2020)

Up and down the river, and nearby

Not an official source. River levels, forecasts, flood stages and impacts are from the National Weather Service (MOAN2); flow from the U.S. Geological Survey. Readings are provisional. In a flood, follow your local officials and the NWS at weather.gov.