Nevada Water Science Center

Flood Chronology of the Carson River Basin, California and Nevada

June 1983

City of Fallon and Vicinity

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Fallon, Nev.
Photo Courtesy of Churchill County Museum
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Fallon, Nev.
Photo Courtesy of Churchill County Museum


Flood Zone Designations and Aerial Images

Flood zone map and aerial images show current use of areas affected by this flood.

 

Fallon

Flood zone designation definitions

 

Available Flood Information:

Late spring runoff produced flood conditions in the Fallon area. Flooding was accentuated by floodwater releases from Lahontan Reservoir.

Meteorological:
Type of event: rapid warming

Description:
The snowpack in the Carson River basin as in much of the northern Sierra Nevada for May 1, 1983, was, on average, greater than 200 percent of normal. Rapid warming with temperatures exceeding 80 degrees by the last week of May triggered rapid snowmelt.

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