Total streamflow across the
Amargosa River
was last observed at
2
cfs, and is expected to yield approximately
5
acre-ft of water today; about 99%
of normal.
Average streamflow for this time of year is
2 cfs,
with recent peaks last observed
on
2024-02-09 when daily discharge volume was observed at
2,530 cfs.
Maximum discharge along the river is currently at the
Amargosa Rv Abv China Ranch Wash Nr Tecopa
reporting a streamflow rate of 1.79 cfs.
This is also the highest stage along the Amargosa River, with a gauge stage of
27.08 ft at this location.
This river is monitored from 2 different streamgauging stations along the Amargosa River, the highest being situated at an altitude of 1,317 ft, the
Amargosa River At Tecopa.
Last Updated | 2025-04-29 |
Discharge Volume | 5 ACRE-FT |
Streamflow |
2.28 cfs
+0.08 cfs (+3.64%) |
Percent of Normal | 99.42% |
Maximum |
2,530.0 cfs
2024-02-09 |
Seasonal Avg | 2 cfs |
The Amargosa River is an intermittent waterway, 185 miles (298 km) long, in southern Nevada and eastern California in the United States. It drains a high desert region, the Amargosa Valley in the Amargosa Desert northwest of Las Vegas, into the Mojave Desert, and finally into Death Valley where it disappears into the ground aquifer. Except for a small portion of its route in the Amargosa Canyon in California and a small portion at Beatty, Nevada, the river flows above ground only after a rare rainstorm washes the region. A 26-mile (42 km) stretch of the river between Shoshone and Dumont Dunes is protected as a National Wild and Scenic River. At the south end of Tecopa Valley the Amargosa River Natural Area protects the habitat.