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Carson River Basin

May 1956

Possibly Rapid Snowmelt Event

No specific meteorological information is associated with this period suggesting this flood event may have been caused by rapid snowmelt induced by warm, late spring-time temperatures. Spring runoff in Carson Valley flooded ranch lands.

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