Truckee River near Mogul, NV
River level and flood forecast · Washoe County
The river is 6.9 ft below flood stage (12.5 ft).
Flow: 250 cubic feet per second (USGS).
The last 7 days and the forecast
NWS forecast issued Sun, Dec 31, 4 PM. Forecasts change as rain falls and as upstream water arrives.
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Flood stages
| Major flood stage | 14 ft |
| Moderate flood stage | 13.5 ft |
| Flood stage | 12.5 ft |
| Action stage | 10 ft |
| Record crest (January 2, 1997) | 15.85 ft |
What floods at each level
From the National Weather Service, highest first.
- 15.85 ftFlood of record at Mogul gage, 1/2/1997; 17,600 cfs.
- 15 ftFlood disaster in Reno and throughout the Truckee Meadows. About 15700 cfs.
- 14 ftMajor flooding, about 13500 cfs.
- 13.5 ftModerate flooding, about 12500 cfs.
- 12.5 ftFlood Stage; minor flooding. About 10500 cfs.
- 10 ftMonitoring stage, about 5300 cfs.
Highest crests on record
- 15.85 ft — January 2, 1997
- 13.15 ft — December 31, 2005
- 12.58 ft — January 9, 2017
- 10.94 ft — May 1, 1995
- 9.63 ft — March 24, 1998
Recent crests: 12.58 ft (January 9, 2017) · 13.15 ft (December 31, 2005) · 9.5 ft (May 27, 1999) · 9.63 ft (March 24, 1998) · 15.85 ft (January 2, 1997)
Up and down the river, and nearby
Not an official source. River levels, forecasts, flood stages and impacts are from the National Weather Service (MOGN2); flow from the U.S. Geological Survey. Readings are provisional. In a flood, follow your local officials and the NWS at weather.gov.