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Nevada · river

Kings Cyn Creek near Carson City

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

Weather comparison · not a safety rating

77

Mostly favorable

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: Mon, 19 Oct 2026 05:30:00 GMT.

River observation: Mon, 19 Oct 2026 05:20:00 GMT.

Page checked: Mon, 19 Oct 2026 05:38:50 GMT. Readings older than one hour are not used for the current score.

Photograph taken near Kings Cyn Creek near Carson City
Nearby on Wikimedia Commons — Kings Canyon Waterfall, Carson City, Nevada, US.jpg by Clyde Charles Brown, CC BY-SA 4.0. Taken within 10km of this location — it may not show the launch itself.

Wind

14 mph

gusting to 20 mph

Air temp

60°F

0% chance of rain

River flow

1.33 cfs

normal for this date

Weather outlook

Saturday · 98

  • Sun

    36

  • Mon

    30

  • Tue

    57

  • Wed

    70

  • Thu

    60

  • Fri

    95

  • Sat

    98

    Best

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)
10p1521
11p1320
12a1219
1a1322
2a1423
3a1322
4a1323
5a1221
6a1321
7a1428
8a1429
9a1430

Is this flow normal for October 19?

Today's 1.33 cfs is 125% above the median for this date — which counts as normal water here.

The median flow on this date is 1 cfs, across 49 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 — 14 mph — elevated wind-23

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

We show you live conditions. For local knowledge — where to put in, what the hazards are, whether it's worth the drive — here's where paddlers actually talk about this water. We don't vet these sources; check the dates and judge for yourself.

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