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Around Carson River
Data Source: Recreation.gov · Source: USGS GNIS · Public land: USGS PAD-US
About this river
Carson River is a 62.1 mile river near Clearly Tahoe Kayak Rentals at Sand Harbor in Nevada. Streamflow is measured at the USGS gauge Carson RV below Lahontan Reservoir near Fallon, NV (site 10312150). The National Hydrography Dataset places it at stream order 6. Reach geometry comes from the USGS National Hydrography Dataset.
Typical flow by month
1967 to 2026
Carson River typically runs highest in July, at a median 861 cfs, and lowest in January, at 3.3 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 3,160 cfs, in 1983.
Show the numbers
| Month | Typical (cfs) | Usual range (cfs) |
|---|---|---|
| January | 3.3 | 2.1 to 4.7 |
| February | 3.4 | 2.2 to 5.2 |
| March | 7.8 | 2.9 to 159 |
| April | 665 | 513 to 830 |
| May | 784 | 599 to 1,110 |
| June | 810 | 691 to 1,060 |
| July | 861 | 749 to 989 |
| August | 779 | 682 to 930 |
| September | 624 | 519 to 705 |
| October | 353 | 196 to 430 |
| November | 12 | 2.5 to 56 |
| December | 3.4 | 2.1 to 5.2 |
Typical is the median of each month’s daily median values, and the usual range runs from the median 25th to the median 75th percentile, across about 60 years of record. Statistics published by the US Geological Survey for Carson RV below Lahontan Reservoir near Fallon, NV (site 10312150). Conditions on any given day can fall well outside the usual range. Check the current reading before you go.
Boat access nearby
4 mapped launches sit in the mapped area of Carson River, all of them public access. Ramp data comes from the USGS national boat-ramp inventory.
- Washoe Lake State Park - 2Washoe LakePublic
- Washoe Lake State Park - 1Washoe LakePublic
- Lahontan State Recreation Reservoir - 2Carson River - Lahontan ReservoirPublic
- Lahontan State Recreation Reservoir - 1Carson River - Lahontan ReservoirPublic
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