Walker River at Weber Reservoir

The past week

What floods at each level

• 4217 ft

  Crest of dam.

• 4215 ft

  Crest of emergency fuse plug spillway on right (south) reservoir rim.

• 4214 ft

  Crest of the 5 pilot channels for the emergency spillway. BIA Emergency Action Plan Response Level 3 activated if this elevation is exceeded, with zero rate of reservoir rise per hour. Major flooding due to extremely high reservoir releases should be expected between Weber Dam and Walker Lake including Schurz at this elevation.

• 4212 ft

  BIA Emergency Action Plan Response Level 2 activated if this elevation is exceeded, with zero rate of reservoir rise per hour. Major flooding due to extremely high reservoir releases should be expected between Weber Dam and Walker Lake including Schurz at this elevation.

• 4211 ft

  Moderate to major flooding due to very high reservoir releases should be expected on Walker River between Weber Dam and Walker Lake, including Schurz, at this elevation.

• 4210 ft

  Elevation of top of radial gates when closed; uncontrolled releases above this elevation. Moderate to major flooding due to high reservoir releases should be expected on Walker River between Weber Dam and Walker Lake, including Schurz, at this elevation.

• 4209 ft

  BIA Emergency Action Plan Response Level 1 activated if this elevation is exceeded, with zero rate of reservoir rise per hour. Normal operations below this elevation. Storage 11500 acre feet. Damtender advises Walker River Paiute Tribal Council to be prepared for possible high Walker River flows between Weber Dam and Walker Lake, including Schurz.

• 4208 ft

  Maximum normal water surface elevation, storage 10700 acre feet.

• 4196 ft

  Top of concrete spillway and elevation of bottom of radial gates when closed. Located on right abutment.

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