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EAST FORK CARSON RIVER - MARKLEEVILLE (CEMC1)
Latitude: 38.71º NLongitude: 119.76º WElevation: 5400 Feet
Location: Alpine County in CaliforniaBulletin Group: Eastern SierraRiver Group: Eastern Sierra
Issuance Time: Dec 11, 2023 at 7:57 AM PST
Monitor Stage: 8.0 FeetFlood Stage: 9.0 Feet
Please Note:Ensemble forecasts produced by CNRFC only consider meteorological uncertainty and do not account for hydrologic uncertainty.
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8.0 FeetMonitor Stage. No flooding from Monitor Creek to Bryant Creek, river near bankfull and may require precautionary measures to move resources away from the river. Additional impacts to recreational river users.
9.0 FeetFlood Stage. Minor flooding from Monitor Creek to Bryant Creek including impacts to river campgrounds and possible impacts to highway due to bank erosion. Similar to 1/8/2017, 2/10/2017, and 12/31/2005.
10.0 FeetModerate flooding impacting Carson River Resort campground, and potential for significant bank erosion causing road damage along Highways 89 and 4.
11.0 FeetMajor impact to transportation including Highways 89 and 4. Communication, water and power systems may be impacted. Significant inundation of low lying rangelands.
12.0 FeetRecord flooding. Major impacts to transportation, communication, power and water systems. In excess of January 1997 event.
Official 7 Day National Weather Service Forecast   (CAZ072)
Today: Partly cloudy in the morning then becoming mostly cloudy. Areas of freezing fog in the morning. Highs 44 to 54. Southwest winds around 10 mph in the morning becoming light.

Tonight: Partly cloudy in the evening then becoming clear. Lows 14 to 24. Light winds.

Tuesday: Sunny. Highs 36 to 41. East winds 10 to 15 mph.

Tuesday Night: Clear. Lows 14 to 24. East winds 10 to 15 mph.

Wednesday: Sunny. Highs 40 to 50. East winds 10 to 15 mph.

Wednesday Night: Partly cloudy in the evening then becoming mostly cloudy. Lows 17 to 27.

Thursday through Friday Night: Mostly cloudy. Highs 44 to 54. Lows 20 to 30.

Saturday and Saturday Night: Partly cloudy. Highs 44 to 54. Lows 19 to 29.

Sunday: Partly cloudy in the morning then becoming mostly cloudy. Chance of rain and snow. Highs 43 to 53.