Nevada Water Science Center

Flood Chronology of the Carson River Basin, California and Nevada

January 1980

Warm rains melted the existing snowpack flooding Carson Valley.

Available Flood Information:

Meteorological:
Type of event: rain/rain-on-snow

Description:
Precipitation at the National Weather Service (NWS) Woodfords, Calif., and Minden, Nev., gages indicate significant precipitation recorded between January 9 and January 18, 1980. The Woodfords precipitation gage recorded a total of 8.5 inches for this period, and around 2 inches at the Minden gage. This period was also recorded as having unseasonably warm air temperatures.

References:
No published reference located. NRCS photo only.

Minden station precipitation data (number 265191) from the National Climate Data Center.
Woodfords station precipitation data (number 049775) from the National Climate Data Center

Hydrologic Data:
To view hydrologic data, select a gaging station from the list below:

10311100 Kings Canyon Creek near Carson City, NV
10311200 Ash Canyon near Carson City, NV
10311400 Carson River at Deer Run Road near Carson City, NV

 

Photos:

No Photos Available.

 

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