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Nevada · river

Pine Creek near Palisade

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

Weather comparison · not a safety rating

87

Favorable 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, 19 Oct 2026 18:45:00 GMT.

River observation: Mon, 19 Oct 2026 18:15:00 GMT.

Page checked: Mon, 19 Oct 2026 18:49:40 GMT. Readings older than one hour are not used for the current score.

Photograph taken near Pine Creek near Palisade
Nearby on Wikimedia Commons — 2014-06-21 15 44 40 View south-southeast down the Humboldt River from Palisade Ranch Road just southeast of Palisade, Nevada.JPG by Famartin, CC BY-SA 3.0. Taken within 10km of this location — it may not show the launch itself.

Wind

11 mph

gusting to 13 mph

Air temp

64°F

0% chance of rain

River flow

10.9 cfs

high for this date

Weather outlook

Sunday · 100

  • Mon

    88

  • Tue

    75

  • Wed

    56

  • Thu

    16

  • Fri

    40

  • Sat

    94

  • Sun

    100

    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)
11a1112
12p1112
1p1012
2p911
3p912
4p1013
5p814
6p77
7p57
8p911
9p1011
10p911

Is this flow normal for October 19?

Today's 10.9 cfs is 65% above the median for this date — which counts as high water here.

The median flow on this date is 7 cfs, across 113 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 — 11 mph — moderate wind at the forecast location-13

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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