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Nevada · river

Marlette Creek near Carson City

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

Weather comparison · not a safety rating

57

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: Mon, 09 Nov 2026 16:00:00 GMT.

River observation: Mon, 09 Nov 2026 15:15:00 GMT.

Page checked: Mon, 09 Nov 2026 16:08:16 GMT. Readings older than one hour are not used for the current score.

Photograph taken near Marlette Creek near Carson City
Nearby on Wikimedia Commons — Marlette Lake, 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

8 mph

gusting to 17 mph

Air temp

33°F

0% chance of rain

River flow

0 cfs

very low for this date

Weather outlook

Thursday · 89

  • Mon

    48

  • Tue

    74

  • Wed

    55

  • Thu

    89

    Best

  • Fri

    16

  • Sat

    0

  • Sun

    0

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)
8a817
9a918
10a1022
11a1123
12p1322
1p1321
2p1624
3p1624
4p1421
5p1118
6p815
7p815

Is this flow normal for November 9?

Today's 0 cfs is 100% below the median for this date — which counts as very low water here.

The median flow on this date is 0 cfs, across 52 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 — 8 mph — moderate wind at the forecast location-3
  • Cold — 33°F air temperature — very cold weather-40

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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