Flooding resulted from a storm that started out as snow and then turned into rain. Snow started on January 16 and accumulated 2 feet of snow in Carson and Eagle Valleys. On January 18 the snow turned to warm rain and 24 hours later the rain had melted the snow. Carson Valley was inundated through January 21, which resulted in unspecified damage to roads, bridges, and farm improvements, fields and pastures. Even though air temperatures lowered rapidly on January 19, the river through Carson and Eagle Valleys rose approximately six feet from noon on January 19 to 7:00 a.m. on January 20. Several streets in Carson City became flowing rivers of water from overflow of King's Canyon Creek, and businesses in Empire were flooded.
Meteorological:
Type of event: snow/rain-on-snow
Description:
No recorded precipitation is available. Information is anecdotal. Heavy snow on January 16, 1875, accumulated 2 feet of snow in Carson and Eagle Valleys. The morning of January 18 the snow turned to rain, resulting in flooding on January 19, 1875 (U.S. Department of Agriculture, 1973).
References:
U.S. Department of Agriculture, 1973, Water and related Land Resources, Central Lahontan Basin, Carson River Subbasin, Nevada and California, Special Report: History of Flooding, Carson Valley and Carson City Watershed, U.S. Soil Conservation Service, Minden, NV. p. 84-85.
Hydrologic Data:
No Hydrologic Data available.
Photos:
No Photos Available.
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