Flooding along the entire eastern Sierra slope resulted from warm rain falling on a heavy snowpack which started on January 21, and continued until January 25, when it turned to snow. Carson City flooded, irrigation ditches and diversions were destroyed or severely damaged at the Nevada State Prison Farm croplands, and one railroad bridge over the Carson River was damaged.
Meteorological:
Type of event: rain and later snow
Description:
Warm rain falling on an accumulated snowpack began on January 21 and continued until January 25, 1914, when precipitation turned to snow. This storm affected the lower elevation watersheds on the Carson River rather than the Sierra Nevada catchment areas (U.S. Department of Agriculture, 1977).
References:
U.S. Department of Agriculture, 1977, Water and related Land Resources, Central Lahontan Basin, Carson River Subbasin, Nevada and California: Flood Chronology, Lower Half, Carson River Subbasin 1861-1976, U.S. Soil Conservation Service, Minden, NV.
Hydrologic Data:
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| 10311500 | Carson River near Empire, NV |
| 10312000 | Carson River near Fort Churchill |
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