Humboldt River Flows, Stream Forecast, Palisade NV Gauge PALN2

Flood Impacts
17.0	RECORD FLOOD WITH WIDESPREAD CATASTROPHIC DAMAGE. LIKE LARGEST KNOWN FLOOD (FEB. 1910). CATASTROPHIC DAMAGE TO ROADS, BRIDGES, RAILROADS, BLDGS. RIVER A LARGE LAKE 4-5 MI. WIDE FROM BEOWAWE TO BATTLE MOUNTAIN. TRANSPORTATION NEARLY IMPOSSIBLE. COMMUNICATIONS OUT TO MANY AREAS...about 17000cfs
12.0	CATASTROPHIC FLOODING. USGS EST 100-YR FLOOD (0.01 ANNUAL PROBABILITY)...about 10000cfs.
10.5	DISASTROUS FLOODING; EXTENSIVE DAMAGE THROUGH REACH. EXCEEDS MODERN (MAY 1984) FLOOD. USGS EST. 50-YR FLOOD (0.02 ANNUAL PROBABILITY)...about 8300cfs.
10.0	MAJOR FLOOD DAMAGE: EXTENSIVE DMG TO RAILROADS, RDS, BRIDGES, BLDGS, IRRIG STRUCTURES, RANCHLAND. HVY LIVESTOCK LOSSES. TOTAL LOSS PROB OVER $10 MILLION IN REACH. MANY ROAD CLOSURES IN AREA. LIKE 5/84 FLOOD (RECORD SINCE 1910)...about 7600cfs.
9.5	MJR LWLND FLDNG W/SIGNIF DMG TO RDS, RAILRDS, BLDGS ALONG RVR FM CARLIN TO BATTLE MTN. LWR PTNS OF CARLIN & BEOWAWE FLD. SIGNIF AG LOSSES (LIVESTOCK, IRRIG STRUCTURES, EROSION). USGS EST 25-YR FLOOD (0.04 ANNUAL PROB). LIKE 2/62 & 3/83 FLOODS...about 6900cfs.
9.0	SIGNIFICANT TO MAJOR LOWLAND FLOODING W/MODERATE DAMAGE FROM CARLIN TO BATTLE MOUNTAIN. MODERATE DAMAGE TO LOW-LYING STRUCTURES, RURAL ROADS & BRIDGES. RANCH BLDGS AND LIVESTOCK AFFECTED. EROSION DECRADES RANCH/FARMLAND. LIKE 1/43, 5/52 & 2/86 FLOODS...about 6200cfs.
8.5	SIGNIFICANT LOWLAND FLOODING W/MINOR DAMAGE FROM CARLIN TO BATTLE MOUNTAIN. SOME DAMAGE TO LOW LYING STRUCTURES; A FEW RURAL ROADS FLOOD. LIKE 6/95 FLOOD...about 5500cfs.
8.0	MODERATE LOWLAND FLOODING FROM CARLIN TO BATTLE MOUNTAIN. (USGS EST. 10-YR FLOOD (0.1 ANNUAL PROBABILITY)...about 4900cfs.
7.5	MINOR-MODERATE LOWLAND FLOODING FROM CARLIN TO BATTLE MOUNTAIN...about 4300cfs.
7.0	FLOOD STAGE; MINOR LOWLAND FLOODING BEGINS. ISSUE FLOOD WARNING FOR REACH (CARLIN TO BATTLE MOUNTAIN)...about 3650cfs.
6.0	ACTION/MONITORING STAGE-NO DAMAGE. BEGIN RIVER STATEMENT ISSUANCE...about 2600cfs.
5.2	USGS ESTIMATED 2-YEAR FLOOD. NO DAMAGE. (0.5 ANNUAL PROBABILITY)...about 1800cfs.

Historical Crests	Low Water Records
1) 17.00 ft on 02/28/1910 2) 10.20 ft on 05/18/1984 3) 9.74 ft on 03/06/1983 4) 9.28 ft on 02/12/1962 5) 9.02 ft on 02/26/1943 6) 8.88 ft on 05/02/1952 7) 8.83 ft on 02/20/1986 8) 8.74 ft on 06/08/1995 9) 7.54 ft on 03/05/1921 10) 7.40 ft on 04/07/1969	1) 0.30 ft on 08/25/1931 1) 0.30 ft on 08/16/1989 3) 0.40 ft on 08/11/1934 4) 0.50 ft on 08/03/1926 4) 0.50 ft on 08/12/1959