Owyhee River near Wildhorse, NV
River level and flood forecast · Elko County
The river is 2.6 ft below flood stage (3.5 ft).
Forecast to hold near 0.9 ft through Thu, Oct 22, 5 AM.
Flow: 18 cubic feet per second (USGS).
The last 7 days and the forecast
NWS forecast issued Mon, Oct 12, 12:08 PM. Forecasts change as rain falls and as upstream water arrives.
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Flood stages
| Major flood stage | 5.5 ft |
| Moderate flood stage | 4.5 ft |
| Flood stage | 3.5 ft |
| Action stage | 3 ft |
| Record crest (May 5, 1922) | 10.1 ft |
What floods at each level
From the National Weather Service, highest first.
- 3.5 ftFlood stage; minor flooding.
Highest crests on record
- 10.1 ft — May 5, 1922
- 8.5 ft — May 14, 1917
- 7.7 ft — April 11, 1916
- 6.86 ft — April 22, 1921
- 6.73 ft — April 12, 1925
Recent crests: 5.2 ft (May 14, 1984) · 5.45 ft (April 25, 1983) · 5.33 ft (April 29, 1969) · 6.7 ft (April 29, 1952) · 6.62 ft (April 5, 1943)
Up and down the river, and nearby
Not an official source. River levels, forecasts, flood stages and impacts are from the National Weather Service (OGCN2); flow from the U.S. Geological Survey. Readings are provisional. In a flood, follow your local officials and the NWS at weather.gov.