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Meadow Valley Wash in Nevada

River45.4 mi

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Around Meadow Valley Wash

10 mi

Data Source: Recreation.gov · Public land: USGS PAD-US

About this river

Meadow Valley Wash is a 45.4 mile river. Streamflow is measured at the USGS gauge Meadow Valley Wash near Caliente, NV (site 09418500). The National Hydrography Dataset places it at stream order 7. Reach geometry comes from the USGS National Hydrography Dataset.

Typical flow by month

1951 to 2026

Meadow Valley Wash typically runs highest in February, at a median 8.5 cfs, and lowest in July, at 1.5 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 1,480 cfs, in 1978.

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Typical flow by month at Meadow Valley Wash near Caliente, NV, in cfs
MonthTypical (cfs)Usual range (cfs)
January6.13.8 to 9.1
February8.54.8 to 15
March6.84.2 to 13
April5.03.2 to 8.6
May3.02.1 to 6.0
June1.91.3 to 2.7
July1.51.0 to 2.1
August1.51.0 to 2.0
September1.61.0 to 2.2
October1.91.2 to 3.0
November3.41.9 to 5.0
December4.32.5 to 6.3

Typical is the median of each month’s daily median values, and the usual range runs from the median 25th to the median 75th percentile, across about 70 years of record. Statistics published by the US Geological Survey for Meadow Valley Wash near Caliente, NV (site 09418500). Conditions on any given day can fall well outside the usual range. Check the current reading before you go.

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