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Flood Categories (in feet) Major Flood Stage: 4168 Moderate Flood Stage: 4164 Flood Stage: 4163 Action Stage: 4162.5 Low Stage (in feet): 0 Historic Crests Currently none available. Recent Crests Currently none available. Low Water Records Currently none available.

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4164.5	Major flooding, 333 Kaf. Record stage, 6/16/1942, 4164.43'. 328.6 Kaf. Major flooding of campgrounds and low-lying structures around lake.
4164.2	Moderate flooding of campgrounds and low-lying structures around lake. Elevation reach May 21-23, 1996. 327.4 Kaf.
4164	Moderate flooding of campgrounds and other low-lying structures around lake. 323.5 Kaf. Nearly reached on May 25-26, 1997.
4163.7	Minor to moderate flooding of campgrounds and some structures around lake. Elevation of top of flashboards, if installed; 313Kaf.
4163.5	Minor flooding of campgrounds and low lying areas around the lake. Storage on July 25, 1995: 316.3 Kaf.
4163	Flood Stage: 309.5 Kaf. Campgrounds near lake begin to flood.
4162.5	Monitor Stage: 302.5 Kaf. No flooding.
4162	Spillway crest, maximum capacity of reservoir without flashboards installed. 296Kaf.
4070	Record minimum storage since Lahontan Reservoir was completed; September 9/7 1929, 91 acre feet.

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Latitude: 39.462500° N, Longitude: 119.066667° W, Horizontal Datum: NAD83/WGS84 River Stage Reference Frame Gauge Height Flood Stage Uses NWS stage 0 ft 4163 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 4160 4163 Older USGS topographic maps, MSL benchmarks Other Not Available Not Available   Current/Historical Observations: U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) Data and Site Info for Lahontan Reservoir

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This data is for Lahontan Reservoir. Label on right side of hydrograph should read "Storage-Kaf" (thousands of acre-feet).

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