Owyhee Rv near Mountain City, NV

USGS Site No: 13175100Owyhee River • Elko County, NV

Owyhee Rv near Mountain City, NV on the Owyhee River is currently at 120 cfs (Normal — 33th percentile for this date) . Gage height: 4.63 ft.

Reading from

120
CFS Discharge
4.63
Gage Height (ft)
Normal
Flow Condition
Normal
Flood Status

Historical Percentile Comparison

Today's discharge compared to the long-term record for June 11 at this station. Percentile rank shows what fraction of historical years had lower flow on this date.

Percentile Label CFS Threshold Today's Flow
10th Very Low threshold 77
25th Low threshold 98
50th (Median) Normal (median) 163 Today: 120 cfs
75th High threshold 210
95th Very High threshold 467

30-Day Hydrograph

Recent discharge plotted against the historical 10th–95th percentile envelope for the same calendar days. Source: USGS daily values + long-term statistics.

1.3k 664 0 cfs Apr 5 May 28
10th–95th historical Day-of-year median Recent discharge

30-Day Flow History

Date Discharge (CFS) Gage Ht (ft)
May 28, 2026 120
May 27, 2026 119
May 26, 2026 119
May 25, 2026 123
May 24, 2026 123
May 23, 2026 124
May 22, 2026 126
May 21, 2026 128
May 20, 2026 128
May 19, 2026 126
May 18, 2026 129
May 17, 2026 126
May 16, 2026 124
May 15, 2026 124
Apr 20, 2026 79
Apr 19, 2026 82
Apr 18, 2026 87
Apr 17, 2026 87
Apr 16, 2026 97
Apr 15, 2026 95
Apr 14, 2026 96
Apr 13, 2026 99
Apr 12, 2026 99
Apr 11, 2026 95
Apr 10, 2026 93
Apr 9, 2026 92
Apr 8, 2026 90
Apr 7, 2026 37
Apr 6, 2026 37
Apr 5, 2026 38

Station Information

USGS Site No
13175100
State
NV
County
Elko County
Coordinates
41.8605, -115.9893
Drainage Area
391 mi²
Datum (ft)
5,560.0
HUC Code
17050104
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Flood Stage Thresholds

Action Stage
7.0 ft
Flood Stage
8.0 ft
Moderate Flood
9.0 ft
Major Flood
10.0 ft

Currently 3.37 ft below flood stage.

Recent Extremes

Max discharge
267 cfs
May 4, 2025
Min discharge
9 cfs
Sep 12, 2025
Days at flood stage
0

Computed from the local daily-values archive.

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