Walker River at Weber Reservoir, NV
River level and flood forecast · Mineral County
Normal4201.3 ftas of Tue 4 PM
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
| Near flood stage | 4208 ft |
What floods at each level
From the National Weather Service, highest first.
- 4217 ftCrest of dam.
- 4215 ftCrest of emergency fuse plug spillway on right (south) reservoir rim.
- 4214 ftCrest of the 5 pilot channels for the emergency spillway. BIA Emergency Action Plan Response Level 3 activated if this elevation is exceeded, with zero rate of reservoir rise per hour. Major flooding due to extremely high reservoir releases should be expected between Weber Dam and Walker Lake including Schurz at this elevation.
- 4212 ftBIA Emergency Action Plan Response Level 2 activated if this elevation is exceeded, with zero rate of reservoir rise per hour. Major flooding due to extremely high reservoir releases should be expected between Weber Dam and Walker Lake including Schurz at this elevation.
- 4211 ftModerate to major flooding due to very high reservoir releases should be expected on Walker River between Weber Dam and Walker Lake, including Schurz, at this elevation.
- 4210 ftElevation of top of radial gates when closed; uncontrolled releases above this elevation. Moderate to major flooding due to high reservoir releases should be expected on Walker River between Weber Dam and Walker Lake, including Schurz, at this elevation.
- 4209 ftBIA Emergency Action Plan Response Level 1 activated if this elevation is exceeded, with zero rate of reservoir rise per hour. Normal operations below this elevation. Storage 11500 acre feet. Damtender advises Walker River Paiute Tribal Council to be prepared for possible high Walker River flows between Weber Dam and Walker Lake, including Schurz.
- 4208 ftMaximum normal water surface elevation, storage 10700 acre feet.
- 4196 ftTop of concrete spillway and elevation of bottom of radial gates when closed. Located on right abutment.
Up and down the river, and nearby
- UpstreamWalker River near Wabuska, NV
- DownstreamWalker River above PT Site below Weber Reservoir near Schurz, NV
- Walker River near Schurz, NV
- Walker River below Mason WMA at RR Xing, NV
- Walker River below Yerington Weir near Yerington, NV
- East Walker River above Strosnider Ditch, NV
- Walker River nr mouth at Walker Lake, NV
- East Walker R at Ivy Bridge, NV
Not an official source. River levels, forecasts, flood stages and impacts are from the National Weather Service (WVRN2); flow from the U.S. Geological Survey. Readings are provisional. In a flood, follow your local officials and the NWS at weather.gov.