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Weather Forecast Office Las Vegas, NV

Colorado Basin River Forecast Center

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NOTE: Forecasts for the Muddy River near Glendale are issued routinely year-round.

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Flood Categories (in feet) Major Flood Stage: 26 Moderate Flood Stage: 23 Flood Stage: 21 Action Stage: 18 Low Stage (in feet): -9999 Historic Crests (1) 27.10 ft on 08/10/1981 (2) 27.06 ft on 09/09/2014 (3) 24.89 ft on 01/11/2005 Show More Historic Crests (P): Preliminary values subject to further review. Recent Crests (1) 22.05 ft on 09/02/2023 (2) 17.81 ft on 09/14/2022 (3) 19.36 ft on 07/19/2021 Show More Recent Crests (P): Preliminary values subject to further review. Low Water Records (1) 0.20 ft on 10/10/1997 For more information on your flood risk go to www.floodsmart.gov. Show FEMA's National Flood Hazard Layers FEMA's National Flood Hazard Layers not showing? Why aren't the FEMA National Flood Hazard Layers showing on the ESRI Map? Possible reasons: There are no FEMA National Flood Hazard Layers for the location which you are viewing on ESRI Maps. The FEMA Web Mapping Service (WMS) is down. Note: Your zoom level may have changed. ESRI's zoom levels must be between 14 and 16 to show National Flood Hazard layers.

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Flood Impacts & Photos

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30	major flooding. Flows similar to January 2005 event.
26	major flood stage, significant inundation of homes, outbuildings and roads along and east of South Deer Street between Overton Park and Lamar Avenue. Mandatory evacuations possible. Flows somewhat higher than 12/2010 event.
23	moderate flooding, some inundation of homes, outbuildings and roads along and east of South Deer Street between Overton Park and Lamar Avenue. Some evacuations possible. Flows similar to 10/2015 event.
21	minor flooding, flooding of farm fields and open area adjacent to the Muddy River between East Lester Avenue and Lamar Avenue in Overton. Near the Muddy River Channel East Ingram and Lewis Avenue closed due to water overtopping the roadways.
18	monitor stage.

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Latitude: 36.643010° N, Longitude: 114.538900° W, Horizontal Datum: NAD27 River Stage Reference Frame Gauge Height Flood Stage Uses NWS stage 0 ft 21 ft Interpreting hydrographs and NWS watch, warnings, and forecasts, and inundation maps Vertical Datum Elevation (gauge height = 0) Elevation (gauge height = flood stage) Elevation information source NAVD88 Not Available Not Available Survey grade GPS equipment, FEMA flood plain maps, newer USGS topographic maps NGVD 29 Not Available Not Available Older USGS topographic maps, NGVD29 benchmarks MSL Not Available Not Available Older USGS topographic maps, MSL benchmarks Other Not Available Not Available   Current/Historical Observations: U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) Data and Site Info for Glendale

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