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High Water 2023

New weir construction as of April 20
Youth sandbagging a home on the Carson River

Left: Second weir under construction on the V-line canal below Diversion Dam. Right: Community youth place sandbags at a home on the Carson River as part of Global Youth Day of Service on April 22. 

Flood Modeling Maps

Modeling maps depicting suggested flood areas along the Carson River if uncontrolled water tops Lahontan Dam. Flood areas depicted by color at 1,000 cubic-feet-per-second (cfs) intervals from 2,000-5,000 cfs flowing over the dam into the Carson River. 

Blue is current non-flood 1,000 cfs in Carson River. 

Maps are large files, so we suggest zooming in to magnify a particular area. This is only modeling and many things can effect flow, including debris not accounted for through Lidar.

Interactive Map

PDF Maps:

Map 1: Diversion Dam to Trento Lane
Map 2: Carson Cut-off to Hillsboro Blvd
Map 3: Roberson Lane to Taylor Street
Map 4: Arundell Lane to Crook Road
Map 5: Moody Lane to Sagouspi Road
Map 6: Lovelock Highway to Indian Lakes Road 

Call Center number, email 05.09.23

Helpful Links/Information

Sandbags on pallets

Additional Resources

Town Hall on April 12

Town Hall on March 23

Frequently Asked Questions - as of March 27, 2023