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Nevada · river

Carson Rv near Carson City

USGS monitoring location. Launch access and paddling suitability have not been verified.

Weather comparison · not a safety rating

56

Mixed weather

Weather score out of 100

Weather only. This is a monitoring station, not a verified launch. Access, hazards and suitable flow are unknown.

Weather observation: Sun, 08 Nov 2026 15:45:00 GMT.

River observation: Sun, 08 Nov 2026 15:35:00 GMT.

Page checked: Sun, 08 Nov 2026 15:53:38 GMT. Readings older than one hour are not used for the current score.

Photograph taken near Carson Rv near Carson City
Nearby on Wikimedia Commons — Mass bloom of Carson Valley monkeyflower, Erythranthe carsonensis (42474023255).jpg by Jim Morefield from Nevada, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0. Taken within 10km of this location — it may not show the launch itself.

Wind

9 mph

gusting to 9 mph

Air temp

35°F

0% chance of rain

River flow

65.9 cfs

low for this date

Weather outlook

Wednesday · 100

  • Sun

    94

  • Mon

    91

  • Tue

    93

  • Wed

    100

    Best

  • Thu

    100

  • Fri

    100

  • Sat

    100

Compares forecast wind, air temperature and rain. Does not assess river flow, swell, currents, water temperature or launch access. All times are local to this location.

Wind, next 12 hours

mph
Hourly wind forecast
HourWind (mph)Gusts (mph)
7a55
8a99
9a78
10a44
11a36
12p25
1p36
2p25
3p24
4p68
5p914
6p45

Is this flow normal for November 8?

Today's 65.9 cfs is 46% below the median for this date — which counts as low water here.

The median flow on this date is 121 cfs, across 86 years of USGS record at this gauge. Whether that is runnable depends on the stretch — this is context, not a recommendation.

Why this score

  • Wind — 9 mph — moderate wind at the forecast location-6
  • Cold — 35°F air temperature — very cold weather-38

We don't have launch notes for this one

This page is built from the USGS gauge at this location, and uses available public readings. We haven't verified where to put in, what the hazards are, or whether this stretch is legal or sensible to paddle. We'd rather say that than invent it. The links below are where to find out.

We also don't have a verified safe-flow range here, so the Paddle Score reflects weather only. Judge the flow number against local knowledge, not against our score.

Do your own homework

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