Truckee River Flows, Stream Forecast, Reno NV Gauge TRRN2

Flood Impacts
15.0	RECORD CATASTROPHIC FLOODING FROM MOGUL TO RENO. PROPERTY AND INFRASTRUCTURE IN FLOODPLAIN SUSTAIN HEAVY DAMAGE THROUGHOUT REGION. RENO AIRPORT AND DOWNTOWN UNDER ABOUT 6 FEET OF WATER. TRANSPORTATION...POWER...PHONE...WATER AND HOSPITAL SERVICES DISRUPTED THROUGHOUT REGION. ONLY I80...KEYSTONE...WELLS AND HWY 395 BRIDGES OPEN. DOWNTOWN RENO FLOODED FROM NEAR 3RD STREET ON NORTH TO COURT AND MILL STREETS ON SOUTH. NEAR 21500 CFS... SLIGHTLY OVER 100 YEAR FLOOD...LESS THAN 1 PERCENT CHANCE ANY YEAR.
14.5	NEAR RECORD FLOOD WITH EXTENSIVE DAMAGE TO PROPERTY AND INFRASTRUCTURE IN FLOODPLAIN FROM MOGUL TO RENO. RENO AIRPORT AND DOWNTOWN UNDER ABOUT 5 FEET OF WATER. POWER...PHONE... TRANSPORTATION...WATER AND HOSPITAL SERVICES DISRUPTED. ALL BRIDGES OVER TRUCKEE CLOSED EXCEPT KEYSTONE...WELLS AND HWY 395. DOWNTOWN RENO FLOODED FROM BETWEEN 2ND AND 3RD STREETS ON NORTH TO COURT AND MILL STREETS ON SOUTH. 20000 CFS...NEAR A 100 YEAR FLOOD...WITH A 1 PERCENT CHANCE OF OCCURRING ANY YEAR.
14.0	FLOOD DISASTER MOGUL TO RENO...EXTENSIVE PROPERTY AND INFRASTRUCTURE DAMAGE. RENO AIRPORT AND DOWNTOWN UNDER ABOUT 4 FT OF WATER. DOWNTOWN RENO FLOODED FROM 2ND ON NORTH TO COURT AND MILL ON SOUTH. CASINOS...HOTELS...STORES...POST OFFICE... COURTHOUSE...PHONE BUILDING...BUS DEPOT...CHURCHES...MUSEUMS AND PARKS FLOOD. SEWER LINES ON BRIDGES SEVERED. IDLEWILD AND WINGFIELD PARKS FLOOD 9 TO 10 FT. ALL BRIDGES OVER TRUCKEE CLOSED EXCEPT KEYSTONE...WELLS AND HWY 395. NEAR 18000 CFS...A 70 YEAR FLOOD.
13.5	MAJOR FLOOD DAMAGE TO PROPERTY AND INFRASTRUCTURE IN FLOOPLAIN MOGUL TO RENO. FLOODWATERS IN DOWNTOWN RENO AND AT AIRPORT 2 TO 3 FEET DEEP. DOWNTOWN RENO FLOODED FROM BETWEEN 1ST AND 2ND ON NORTH TO BETWEEN ISLAND AVENUE AND COURT AND MILL STREETS ON SOUTH. COMSTOCK AND CALNEVA CASINOS...BUS DEPOT...ARLINGTON TOWERS ...COURTHOUSE...POST OFFICE...AND STORES FLOOD DOWNTOWN UNLESS SANDBAGGED. IDLEWILD AND WINGFIELD PARKS FLOOD 8 FEET DEEP. AT 16700 CFS...A 60 YR FLOOD WITH A 1.7 PERCENT CHANCE ANY YEAR.
13.0	MAJOR FLOODING WITH SERIOUS DAMAGE MOGUL TO HWY 395. DOWNTOWN RENO AND AIRPORT BEGIN SERIOUS FLOODING...1 TO 2 FEET DEEP. TRANSPORTATION SEVERELY IMPACTED...MANY ROADS AND BRIDGES NEAR RIVER FLOOD. ONLY KEYSTONE...WELLS AND HWY 395 BRIDGES OPEN. DOWNTOWN FLOODED FROM 1ST STREET ON NORTH TO ISLAND AVENUE AND RIVERWALK ON SOUTH. IDLEWILD AND WINGFIELD PARKS FLOODED ABOUT 6 FEET DEEP. AT NEAR 15500 CFS...THIS IS ABOUT A 50 YEAR FLOOD...WITH ABOUT A 2 PERCENT CHANCE ANY YEAR.
12.5	SIGNIFICANT FLOODING MOGUL TO HWY 395...INCLUDING DOWNTOWN RENO. RIVER WELL OUT OF BANKS DOWNTOWN...NEARLY A FOOT DEEP. IDLEWILD AND WINGFIELD PARKS FLOODED UP TO 5 FEET DEEP. SIGNIFICANT IMPACTS TO ROADS...MANY BRIDGES OVER TRUCKEE BEGIN TO FLOOD. ALL BRIDGES CLOSED NEAR THIS STAGE EXCEPT KEYSTONE...WELLS AND HWY 395. FLOODING JUST BEGINS TO AFFECT RENO AIRPORT. PHONE...POWER AND WATER SUPPLIES BEGIN TO BE AFFECTED. NEAR 14000 CFS...A 2.5 PERCENT CHANCE ANY YEAR...ABOUT A 40-YEAR FLOOD.
12.0	MODERATE FLOODING MOGUL TO HWY 395...INCLUDING DOWNTOWN RENO. RIVER BANKS OVERTOPPED A FEW INCHES THROUGH DOWNTOWN RENO. IDLEWILD AND WINGFIELD PARKS FLOOD 2 TO 3 FEET DEEP. RIVER OAKS AND RIVER BEND TRAILER PARKS ABOVE MOGUL...AND MAYBERRY CROSSING...DOROSTKAR...CRISSIE CAUGHLIN AND OXBOW PARKS WEST OF RENO ARE FLOODED AT THIS STAGE. MODERATE IMPACTS TO ROADS AND BRIDGES...MOST BRIDGES STILL OPEN AT THIS STAGE...ARLINGTON CLOSED. NEAR 13000 CFS...3 PERCENT CHANCE ANY YEAR...ABOUT A 33 YEAR FLOOD.
11.5	MINOR FLOODING MOGUL TO HWY 395...INCLUDING DOWNTOWN RENO. RIVER SLIGHTLY OUT OF BANKS WITH MINOR FLOODING OF LOWLANDS...PARKS AND TRAILS ALONG RIVER BETWEEN MOGUL AND RENO. IDLEWILD PARK BEGINS TO FLOOD...WINGFIELD PARK FLOODED AS MUCH AS A FOOT DEEP. RIVER BANKS ARE SLIGHTLY OVERTOPPED IN DOWNTOWN RENO...WATER IS FLOWING OVER ARLINGTON STREET BRIDGE SLIGHTLY. MINOR TRANSPORTATION IMPACTS. AT 12000 CFS...THERE IS ABOUT A 3.5 PERCENT CHANCE OF OCCURRING ANY YEAR...ABOUT A 30 YEAR FLOOD.
11.0	FLOOD STAGE...NEAR BANKFULL FROM MOGUL TO HWY 395...INCLUDING DOWNTOWN RENO. SOME VERY MINOR FLOODING OF LOWLANDS...PARKS AND TRAILS ALONG RIVER. IN DOWNTOWN RENO...WINGFIELD PARK BEGINS TO FLOOD AND WATER BEGINS TO GO OVER ARLINGTON STREET BRIDGE. NEAR 10500 CFS...ABOUT A 4 PERCENT CHANCE OF THIS MUCH FLOW BEING EXCEEDED ANY YEAR...ABOUT A 25 YEAR FLOOD.
10.5	HIGHEST SAFE FLOW FROM MOGUL TO HWY 395...INCLUDING DOWNTOWN RENO...ABOUT 9200 CFS. JUST DOWNSTREAM...RENO HILTON RV PARK FLOODS. ABOUT A FIVE PERCENT CHANCE OF THIS MUCH FLOW BEING EXCEEDED ANY YEAR...OR ABOUT A 20 YEAR FLOOD.
10.0	VERY HIGH FLOWS...BUT NO FLOODING FROM MOGUL TO U.S. HWY 395...INCLUDING DOWNTOWN RENO. JUST DOWNSTREAM...RENO HILTON RV PARK...TRUCKEE RIVER BIKE PATH AND PARKS ALONG RIVER BEGIN TO FLOOD AT THIS STAGE. NEAR 7500 CFS...ABOUT A 10 PERCENT CHANCE OF THIS MUCH FLOW BEING EXCEEDED AT RENO ANY YEAR...OR ABOUT A 10 YEAR FLOOD.
9.5	NO FLOODING FROM MOGUL TO HWY 395...INCLUDING RENO. THIS IS MAXIMUM SAFE CHANNEL CAPACITY BELOW U.S. HWY 395...ABOUT 6000 CFS. RELEASES FROM PROSSER...STAMPEDE...AND BOCA RESERVOIRS ARE CUT BY THE U.S. WATER MASTER TO MAINTAIN LESS THAN 6000 CFS AT RENO. ABOUT A 16 PERCENT CHANCE OF THIS MUCH FLOW BEING EXCEEDED ANY YEAR...OR ABOUT A 6 YEAR FLOOD.
9.0	MONITORING STAGE...NO FLOODING FROM MOGUL TO U.S. HWY 395...INCLUDING DOWNTOWN RENO. LOWEST MEADOWS AND AGRICULTURAL AREAS BELOW U.S. HWY 395 BEGIN TO FLOOD. NEAR 5000 CFS...ABOUT A 20 PERCENT CHANCE OF THIS MUCH FLOW BEING EXCEEDED ANY YEAR...OR A 5 YEAR RETURN PERIOD.