Flooding along the Carson River resulted from a warm rainstorm. On February 19, 1986, the East Fork Carson River near Gardnerville, Nev. (gaging station 10309000) peaked at 7,380 cubic feet per second (cfs), and West Fork Carson River at Woodfords, Calif., (gaging station 10310000) peaked at 551 cfs. Flooding in Carson Valley caused closure of one bridge on Highway 395. Carson River near Carson City, Nev., (gaging station 10311000) peaked on February 18 at 13,200 cfs. Deterioration of a tributary dam near Dayton during the storm caused temporary evacuation for about 200 residents. Carson River near Fort Churchill, Nev., (gaging station 10312000) peaked on February 19 at 16,600 cfs after washing away Weeks Bridge on U.S. Highway 95 Alternate.
Meteorological:
Type of event: rain/rain-on-snow
Description:
Light rain began February 12, 1986, becoming heavy on February 15 and diminishing by the 20th. The National Weather Service (NWS) Minden precipitation gage reported 5.14 inches of rain.
References:
Rigby, J.G., Crompton, E.J., Berry, K.A., Yildirim, U., Hickman, S.F., and Davis, D.A., 1998, The 1997 New Year's Floods in Western Nevada: Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology Special Publication 23, 111p. Minden station precipitation data (number 265191) from the National Climate Data Center
Hydrologic Data:
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| 10311100 | Kings Canyon Creek near Carson City, NV |
| 10311200 | Ash Canyon near Carson City, NV |
| 10311300 | Eagle Valley Creek at Carson City, NV |
| 10311450 | Brunswick Canyon |
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