Carson River near Carson City streamflow

Daily mean discharge, Carson-Great Basin basin, Nevada

Data through Aug 12, 2026 · source last checked Aug 13, 2026 · page revised Aug 13, 2026

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Carson River near Carson City: 8.9 cfs daily mean discharge as of Aug 12, 2026 (USGS). The Waterline. https://the-waterline.com/streamflow/carson-river-near-carson-city

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About this data

Source: US Geological Survey (USGS)
Series: Daily mean streamflow (discharge)
Geography: Carson River near Carson City
Unit: cfs
Calculation: Daily mean
Last observation: Aug 12, 2026
Update frequency: Daily

Now 8.9 cfs, 52% below the 5-yr median.

Carson River near Carson City ran 9.5 cfs on August 9, 58% below the 5-year median. Flow fell 69.5% from July and 43.1% year over year, with only a 15.1% weekly recovery from 8.2 cfs.

The numbers
Period	Current	Prior	Change
Week over week	8.9 cfs	8.6 cfs	+3.4%
Month over month	8.9 cfs	26 cfs	-65.6%
Year over year	8.9 cfs	10 cfs	-13.2%
vs 5-yr median	8.9 cfs	18 cfs	-51.6%

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