Truckee River Flows, Stream Forecast, Vista NV Gauge VISN2

Flood Impacts
26.0	RECORD CATASTROPHIC FLOOD FROM RENO TO NIXON. REGION WIDE DAMAGE TO PROPERTY AND INFRASTRUCTURE IN FLOODPLAIN. RENO AIRPORT UNDER 6 FEET OF WATER. TRANSPORTATION...POWER...PHONE...WATER...HOSPITAL SERVICES DISRUPTED THROUGH REGION. TRUCKEE MEADOWS FLOODED FROM HWY 395 EAST TO HIDDEN VALLEY...AND FROM GLENDALE AVENUE...I80... PRATER WAY TO SOUTH OF MIRA LOMA. I80 AND HWY 395 CLOSED FROM RENO IN ALL DIRECTIONS. NEAR 22000 CFS...SLIGHTLY OVER A 100 YEAR FLOOD...LESS THAN A 1 PERCENT CHANCE ANY YEAR.
25.0	RECORD CATASTROPHIC FLOOD FROM RENO TO NIXON. EXTENSIVE DAMAGE TO PROPERTY AND INFRASTRUCTURE IN FLOODPLAIN. RENO AIRPORT UNDER 5 FEET OF WATER. POWER...PHONE...TRANSPORTATION...WATER...HOSPITAL SERVICES DISRUPTED. MOST BRIDGES OVER TRUCKEE CLOSED. TRUCKEE MEADOWS FLOODED HWY 395 AND RENO AIRPORT EAST TO HIDDEN VALLEY...AND FROM GLENDALE AVE AND I80 SOUTH TO MIRA LOMA. I80...HWY 395 CLOSED ALL DIRECTIONS FROM RENO. AT NEAR 20000 CFS...NEAR A 100 YEAR FLOOD...WITH A 1 PERCENT CHANCE ANY YEAR.
24.0	FLOOD DISASTER FROM HWY 395 AT RENO TO NIXON...INCLUDING SPARKS AND TRUCKEE MEADOWS. EXTENSIVE DAMAGE TO PROPERTY...INFRASTRUCTURE IN FLOODPLAIN. RENO AIRPORT UNDER 4 FEET OF WATER. SPARKS INDUSTRIAL AREA FLOODED OVER 10 FEET DEEP. I80 AND HWY 395 CLOSED IN ALL DIRECTIONS FROM RENO. SEWER LINES ON BRIDGES SEVERED. TRUCKEE MEADOWS FLOODED FROM RENO AIRPORT EAST TO HIDDEN VALLEY...AND GLENDALE AVE...I80...PRATER WAY SOUTH TO MIRA LOMA. NEAR 18000 CFS...70 YEAR FLOOD...1.4 PERCENT CHANCE ANY YEAR.
23.0	EXTENSIVE PROPERTY AND INFRASTRUCTURE DAMAGE FROM HWY 395 AT RENO TO NIXON INCLUDING TRUCKEE MEADOWS. SPARKS INDUSTRIAL AREA FLOODED UP TO 10 FEET DEEP. RENO AIRPORT UNDER 3 TO 5 FEET OF WATER. MIRA LOMA...BOYNTON SLOUGH...ROSEWOOD LAKES DISTRICTS FLOODED. ACCESS TO HIDDEN VALLEY NEARLY CUT. FLOODING ON STEAMBOAT CREEK SOUTH TO MIRALOMA...AND NORTH TRUCKEE DRAIN NORTH TO PRATER WAY DUE TO TRUCKEE RIVER BACKUP. AT NEAR 16500 CFS...THIS IS A 60 YEAR FLOOD WITH ABOUT A 1.7 PERCENT CHANCE ANY YEAR.
22.5	MAJOR FLOODING WITH SERIOUS DAMAGE TO PROPERTY AND INFRASTRUCTURE FROM RENO TO NIXON...INCLUDING TRUCKEE MEADOWS. RENO AIRPORT FLOODED 1 TO 2 FEET DEEP AS RIVER LEAVES CHANNEL NEAR GLENDALE AVENUE AND FILLS HILTON POND. MOST ROADS AND BRIDGES NEAR RIVER FLOOD. SEVERE FLOODING ON STEAMBOAT CREEK AND NORTH TRUCKEE DRAIN DUE TO TRUCKEE BACKUP. FLOODWATERS IN SPARKS INDUSTRIAL AREA UP TO 9 FEET DEEP. AT 15500 CFS...THIS IS ABOUT A 55 YEAR FLOOD...WITH ABOUT A 1.8 PERCENT CHANCE ANY YEAR.
22.0	MAJOR FLOODING FROM HWY 395 AT RENO TO NIXON. SIGNIFICANT PROPERTY AND INFRASTRUCTURE DAMAGE THROUGHOUT THE REGION. PHONE... POWER...WATER SUPPLIES BEGIN TO BE AFFECTED. SPARKS INDUSTRIAL AREA FLOODED UP TO 8 FEET DEEP. RENO AIRPORT BEGINS TO FLOOD...WITH SEVERE RUNWAY PONDING DUE TO POOR DRAINAGE. MANY BRIDGES CLOSED OR FLOODED...WITH SERIOUS TRANSPORTATION IMPACTS. I80 AND HWY 395 NOT YET AFFECTED. AT ABOUT 14800 CFS...THIS IS A 50 YEAR FLOOD...WITH ABOUT A 2 PERCENT CHANCE ANY YEAR.
21.5	MAJOR FLOODING FROM HWY 395 AT RENO TO NIXON...INCLUDING TRUCKEE MEADOWS...SPARKS...LOCKWOOD...TRACY...AND WADSWORTH. SIGNIFICANT PROPERTY AND INFRASTRUCTURE DAMAGE. SPARKS INDUSTRIAL AREA FLOODED UP TO 7 FEET DEEP. MANY BRIDGES OVER TRUCKEE IN RENO-SPARKS FLOODED WITH SERIOUS TRANPORTATION IMPACTS...FLOODING JUST BEGINS TO AFFECT RENO AIRPORT. PHONE...POWER...WATER SUPPLIES BEGIN TO BE AFFECTED. NEAR 14000 CFS...A 2.5 PERCENT CHANCE ANY YEAR...ABOUT A 40-YEAR FLOOD.
21.0	MAJOR FLOODING FROM HWY 395 AT RENO TO NIXON...INCLUDING SPARKS ...LOCKWOOD...TRACY AND WADSWORTH. SIGNIFICANT PROPERTY AND INFRASTRUCTURE DAMAGE. SPARKS INDUSTRIAL AREA FLOODED UP TO 6 TO 7 FEET DEEP. MANY BRIDGES OVER TRUCKEE IN RENO-SPARKS FLOODED...BUT LITTLE IMPACT TO RENO AIRPORT...I80 OR HWY 395. PHONE...POWER ...WATER SUPPLIES BEGIN TO BE AFFECTED. WESTERN HIDDEN VALLEY...BY ROSEWOOD LAKES GOLF COURSE...BEGINS TO FLOOD. NEAR 13500 CFS...A 2.5 PERCENT CHANCE ANY YEAR...ABOUT A 40-YEAR FLOOD.
20.5	SIGNIFICANT FLOODING HWY 395 IN RENO TO NIXON. MODERATE TRANSPORTATION IMPACTS AND ROAD DAMAGE. SPARKS INDUSTRIAL AREA FLOODED UP TO 6 FEET...MANY BUILDINGS FLOOD. GLENDALE BRIDGE CLOSED...GREG STILL OPEN. WATER LEAVES CHANNEL AT GLENDALE... FLOWS SOUTH TO HILTON POND...RENO AIRPORT NOT FLOODED. ROCK BOULEVARD CLOSED SOUTH OF GREG. MC CARRAN CLOSED FROM I80 SOUTH TO BOYNTON SLOUGH AND PEMBROKE. MILL STREET CLOSED EAST OF GREG. AT 12700 CFS...ABOUT A 33 YEAR FLOOD...3 PERCENT CHANCE ANY YEAR.
20.0	SIGNIFICANT FLOODING HWY 395 IN RENO TO NIXON. SPARKS INDUSTRIAL AREA FLOODS UP TO 5 FEET DEEP...SOME BUILDINGS FLOOD. LOWEST HOMES IN LOCKWOOD...WADSWORTH...NIXON BEGIN TO FLOOD. MODERATE TRANSPORTATION IMPACTS...MANY ROADS FLOOD. SOME ROADS AFFECTED INCLUDE ROCK BOULEVARD SOUTH OF GREG...EAST MC CARRAN FROM I80 SOUTH TO PEMBROKE...MILL STREET EAST OF GREG. WATER UP TO BOTTOM OF GLENDALE STREET BRIDGE...WHICH REMAINS OPEN. AT 12000 CFS...ABOUT A 30 YEAR FLOOD...WITH A 3.5 PERCENT CHANCE ANY YEAR.
19.0	SIGNIFICANT FLOODING HWY 395 AT RENO TO NIXON...INCLUDING TRUCKEE MEADOWS AND SPARKS. SERIOUS LOWLAND FLOODING VISTA TO NIXON. TRANSPORTATION BEGINS TO BE AFFECTED IN EASTERN TRUCKEE MEADOWS... GREG SOUTH TO MILL STREET FLOODED FROM RENO HILTON EAST TO MC CARRAN. BELOW MC CARRAN...GLENDALE TO PEMBROKE DRIVE FLOODED. RENO HILTON RV PARK BEGINS TO FLOOD. SPARKS INDUSTRIAL AREA UNDER ABOUT 4 FEET OF WATER...SOME BUILDINGS FLOOD. AT NEAR 11000 CFS...ABOUT A 4 PERCENT CHANCE ANY YEAR...A 25 YEAR FLOOD.
18.5	MODERATE FLOODING FROM HWY 395 IN RENO TO NIXON...INCLUDING THE TRUCKEE MEADOWS...SPARKS...LOCKWOOD...TRACY...AND WADSWORTH. SPARKS INDUSTRIAL AREA FLOODED UP TO 3 FEET DEEP...SANDBAGS SHOULD BE IN PLACE. RIVER OUT OF BANKS BELOW US395...MANY AREAS FLOOD BETWEEN GREG AND MILL STREETS WEST OF MC CARRAN. RIVER COMPLETELY OUT OF BANKS FROM GREG STREET SOUTH TO PEMBROKE DRIVE EAST OF MC CARRAN. AT NEAR 10000 CFS...ABOUT A 22 YEAR FLOOD...ABOUT A 4.5 PERCENT CHANCE ANY YEAR.
17.5	MINOR LOWLAND FLOODING FROM HWY 395 IN RENO TO NIXON...INCLUDING TRUCKEE MEADOWS...SPARKS... LOCKWOOD...TRACY...AND WADSWORTH. RIVER BEGINS TO GO WELL OUT OF BANKS BELOW HWY 395...MANY AREAS FLOODED BETWEEN GREG AND MILL STREETS BETWEEN HWY 395 AND MC CARRAN. RENO HILTON RV PARK FLOODED. EAST OF MC CARRAN...MUCH OF UNIVERSITY FARMS AREA FLOODED...WITH SPARKS INDUSTRIAL AREA SOUTH OF GREG STREET FLOODED UP TO 2 FEET DEEP. AT NEAR 9000 CFS...ABOUT A 20 YEAR FLOOD...ABOUT A 5 PERCENT CHANCE ANY YEAR.
16.5	MINOR FLOODING HWY 395 TO NIXON...INCLUDING TRUCKEE MEADOWS... SPARKS...LOCKWOOD...TRACY AND WADSWORTH. FROM HWY 395 TO MC CARRAN...RENO HILTON RV PARK...TRUCKEE BIKE PATH...PARKS ALONG RIVER BEGIN FLOODING. BELOW MC CARRAN...SPARKS INDUSTRIAL AREA...UNIVERSITY FARMS...BOYNTON SLOUGH...ROSEWOOD LAKES GOLF COURSE...TRUCKEE BIKE PATH FLOODED UP TO A FOOT DEEP. SOME HOMES IN WADSWORTH BECOME INACCESSIBLE...BUT NOT FLOODED. AT NEAR 8000 CFS...A 10 YEAR FLOOD...WITH ABOUT A 10 PERCENT CHANCE ANY YEAR.
16.0	MINOR FLOODING BEGINS BELOW HWY 395 THROUGH SPARKS...DOWNSTREAM TO LOCKWOOD...TRACY...WADSWORTH AND NIXON. BELOW HWY 395...RENO HILTON RV PARK...TRUCKEE RIVER BIKE PATH...AND PARKS ALONG RIVER BEGIN FLOODING. BELOW EAST MC CARRAN...THE SPARKS INDUSTRIAL AREA...UNIVERSITY FARM...BOYNTON SLOUGH...ROSEWOOD LAKES GOLF COURSE...AND RIVER BIKE PATH FLOOD. WATER UP TO A FOOT DEEP IN LOWEST STREETS OF SPARKS. NEAR 7500 CFS...ABOUT A 10 PERCENT CHANCE ANY YEAR...OR A 10 YEAR FLOOD.
15.0	FLOOD STAGE FOR THE TRUCKEE RIVER FROM HWY 395 IN RENO DOWNSTREAM TO NIXON. THIS INCLUDES SPARKS...LOCKWOOD...TRACY AND WADSWORTH. FLOODING BEGINS IN LOWEST PORTIONS OF TRUCKEE MEADOWS...INCLUDING TRUCKEE RIVER BIKE PATH THROUGH SPARKS...UNIVERSITY FARM...BOYNTON SLOUGH...ROSEWOOD LAKES GOLF COURSE. HIGH TRUCKEE STAGES BEGIN TO CAUSE BACKWATER FLOODING FROM STORM DRAINS IN LOWER SPARKS INDUSTRIAL AREA...AND ALONG STEAMBOAT CREEK. AT 6800 CFS...ABOUT AN 8 YEAR FLOOD...A 12 PERCENT CHANCE ANY YEAR.
14.0	MAXIMUM SAFE FLOW FROM HWY 395 IN RENO TO NIXON...INCLUDING TRUCKEE MEADOWS...ABOUT 6000 CFS. RELEASES FROM PROSSER...STAMPEDE AND BOCA RESERVOIRS CUT BY THE U.S. WATER MASTER TO MAINTAIN LESS THAN 6000 CFS AT RENO. VERY MINOR FLOODING OF MEADOWS BELOW EAST MC CARRAN BOULEVARD IN SPARKS. SOME BACKWATER EFFECTS OF HIGH TRUCKEE STAGES EXTEND SOUTH ALONG STEAMBOAT CREEK TO NEAR PEMBROKE DRIVE AND ROSEWOOD LAKES. ABOUT A 16 PERCENT CHANCE OF THIS MUCH FLOW OCCURRING ANY YEAR...OR ABOUT A 6 YEAR FLOOD.
13.0	MONITORING STAGE FOR TRUCKEE RIVER FROM HWY 395 IN RENO TO NIXON...INCLUDING TRUCKEE MEADOWS...SPARKS...LOCKWOOD...TRACY...AND WADSWORTH. A FEW LOW MEADOW AND AGRICULTURAL AREAS ALONG RIVER BEGIN TO HAVE MINOR LOWLAND FLOODING. AT NEAR 5000 CFS...THIS IS ABOUT A 5 YEAR FLOOD WITH A 20 PERCENT CHANCE ANY YEAR.