Historic Crests
(1) 14.68 ft on 12/23/1955
(2) 14.42 ft on 11/21/1950
(3) 14.05 ft on 02/01/1963
(4) 14.00 ft on 01/02/1997
(5) 13.52 ft on 12/31/2005 Show More Historic Crests
(P): Preliminary values subject to further review.
Recent Crests
(1) 9.54 ft on 05/23/2024 (P)
(2) 10.10 ft on 04/07/2018
(3) 11.65 ft on 02/10/2017
(4) 12.46 ft on 01/09/2017
(5) 13.52 ft on 12/31/2005 Show More Recent Crests
(P): Preliminary values subject to further review.
Low Water Records (1) 1.00 ft on 09/12/1926 (2) 1.77 ft on 08/11/1931 (3) 1.99 ft on 09/21/1994 Show More Low Water Records
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Flood Impacts & Photos
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15.5
Record catastrophic flooding from Mogul to Reno. Property and infrastructure in the floodplain sustain heavy damage. Reno airport and portions of downtown under about 6 feet of water. Transportation, power, phone, water, and hospital services disrupted through region. Only Interstate 80, Wells and Highway 395 bridges likely to remain open. Downtown Reno flooded from approximately 3rd Street in north to Court/Mill Streets in south.
15
Near Record flooding between Mogul and Reno with extensive flood damage. Reno airport and downtown flood several feet deep. Downtown Reno floods from approximately 2nd Street on the north side of the river to Court/Mill streets on the south. Casinos, hotels, stores, post office, courthouse, phone building, bus depot, churches, museums and parks flood. Utility lines on bridges may be severed. Idlewild and Wingfield Parks flood up to 10 feet. Bridges likely closed except I-80, Wells and 395. Similar to 97.
14.5
Major damage from Mogul to Reno. Extensive flood damage in downtown Reno and the Reno airport near level of January 1997 event.
14
Major Flood stage. Major flooding with serious damage from Mogul to Reno. Downtown Reno and the Reno airport begin to have serious river flooding roughly between 2nd Street on the north to Court/Mill Streets on the south. Transportation severely impacted, many roads and bridges flood.
13.5
Moderate flooding from Mogul to Reno. Flooding area includes downtown Reno with impacts expanding into multiple commercial and municipal buildings. Flooding may start impacting the airport. Slightly above the level of the 12/31/05 flooding.
13
Moderate Flood stage. Moderate flooding from Mogul to Reno. Only I-80, Keystone, Virginia street, Wells Ave and Highway 395 bridges likely to remain open. Flooding expected to begin impacting downtown Reno along north side of river near Booth Street and along Riverside and portions of 1st Street. Flooding may also start occurring at the Grand Sierra Resort RV Park unless protective measures are implemented.
12.5
Minor flooding from Mogul to Reno. River flooding low areas, parks, and trails between Mogul and Reno. Out of bank flow near Booth Street and 1st Street is possible. Arlington, Sierra, Center, and Lake Street Bridges likely closed. Debris accumulation or bank erosion may lead to expanded impacts. Similar to 1/9/17 flood event.
12
Flood stage. Minor flooding with bank full conditions from Mogul to Reno with significant inundation to Truckee River Walk, riverside parks and damage to park infrastructure. Impacts to transportation, as many downtown Reno bridges may be closed for public safety and to facilitate debris removal. Overtopping of river bank near Booth Street in Reno is possible.
11.5
Near maximum safe flow from Mogul to Greg Street Bridge in Reno, minor flooding of bike path and riverside parks. Close monitoring is necessary as debris build up or bank erosion could easily lead to flooding. Similar to 2/10/2017 flood event.
11
Very high flows with some inconvenience flooding of riverside parks and bike path.
10
Monitor Stage, No flooding from Mogul to Greg Street Bridge in Reno. Significant preparations to riverside parks begin in advance of this level. Releases from flood control reservoirs (Prosser, Stampede and Boca) are cut slightly in advance of this level. Similar to high flow of 4/7/2008.
Reported historic crest estimates have been normalized using USGS Rating 34 (as of 1/22/2024) due to previous channel, location and/or datum changes. For observed crests please go to:https://nwis.waterdata.usgs.gov/usa/nwis/peak/?site_no=10348000
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