2025-12-20T00:00:00-07:00
...THIS IS A PARTICULARLY DANGEROUS SITUATION FOR IN AND IMMEDIATELY ADJACENT TO THE FOOTHILLS, BETWEEN 5500 AND 9000 FEET, FOR BOULDER AND JEFFERSON COUNTIES ON FRIDAY... Strong west winds of 30-40 mph with gusts as high as 85 mph in the foothills of Boulder and northern Jefferson Counties will continue until early evening. Relative humidity values had dropped into the upper single digits and lower teens. Thus, the Particularly Dangerous Situation will remain in place til around 5-6 pm, with only a slow improvement thereafter as winds slowly weaken. Red Flag conditions, however, will persist through the rest of the evening as we remain in a near record warm, dry, and windy airmass along the Front Range through midnight. In fact, strong, gusty winds will persist through much of the night with only a slow improvement in humidity values. Thus, near critical Red Flag conditions will occur into early Saturday morning. While most of the Denver metro area has seen lighter winds prevail most of the day, a period of strong, gusty winds is expected to develop this evening and likely last past midnight, producing Red Flag conditions there. * AFFECTED AREA...Fire Weather Zones 238, 240, 241, 242 and 243. * TIMING...Until midnight MST tonight. * WINDS...West 15 to 25 mph with gusts up to 50 mph. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...As low as 9 percent. * IMPACTS...Conditions will be favorable for rapid fire spread. Avoid outdoor burning and any activity that may produce a spark and start a wildfire.
Summary
Total streamflow across the
Humboldt River
was last observed at
220
cfs, and is expected to yield approximately
437
acre-ft of water today; about 62%
of normal.
River levels are low and may signify a drought.
Average streamflow for this time of year is
354 cfs,
with recent peaks last observed
on
2019-06-11 when daily discharge volume was observed at
22,830 cfs.
Maximum discharge along the river is currently at the
Humboldt River At Old Us 40 Bridge
reporting a streamflow rate of 67.8 cfs.
However, the streamgauge with the highest stage along the river is the
Humboldt R At Battle Mountain
with a gauge stage of 3.87 ft.
This river is monitored from 8 different streamgauging stations along the Humboldt River, the highest being situated at an altitude of 5,144 ft, the
Humboldt R Nr Elko.
River Details
| Last Updated | 2025-12-19 |
| Discharge Volume | 437 ACRE-FT |
| Streamflow |
220.1 cfs
+42.2 cfs (+23.72%) |
| Percent of Normal | 62.24% |
| Maximum |
22,830.0 cfs
2019-06-11 |
| Seasonal Avg | 354 cfs |
River Streamflow Levels
| Streamgauge | Streamflow | Gauge Stage | 24hr Change (%) | % Normal | Minimum (cfs) | Maximum (cfs) | Air Temp | Elevation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Humboldt R Nr Elko
USGS 10318500 |
20 cfs | 1.22 ft | 4.08 | |||||
|
Humboldt R Nr Carlin
USGS 10321000 |
37 cfs | 0.92 ft | -2.93 | |||||
|
Humboldt R At Palisade
USGS 10322500 |
56 cfs | 1.23 ft | -1.93 | |||||
|
Humboldt River At Old Us 40 Bridge
USGS 10323425 |
68 cfs | 2.55 ft | 6.44 | |||||
|
Humboldt R At Battle Mountain
USGS 10325000 |
40 cfs | 3.87 ft | -18.89 | |||||
|
Humboldt R At Comus
USGS 10327500 |
0 cfs | 2.4 ft | 0 | |||||
|
Humboldt R Nr Imlay
USGS 10333000 |
7 cfs | 1.15 ft | -3.53 | |||||
|
Humboldt R Nr Rye Patch
USGS 10335000 |
0 cfs | 3.83 ft | None |
Seasonal Discharge Comparison
Maximum Streamflow Discharge
Streamflow Elevation Profile
The Humboldt River runs through northern Nevada in the western United States. At approximately 290 miles (470 km) long it is the third longest river in the Great Basin, after the Bear and Sevier Rivers. It has no outlet to the ocean, but instead empties into the Humboldt Sink. It is the fifth largest river in the United States, in terms of discharge, that does not ultimately reach the ocean, while it is the largest in terms of area drained. Through its tributaries, the river drains most of sparsely populated northern Nevada, traversing the state roughly east to west, and passing through repeated gaps in the north–south running mountain ranges. It furnishes the only natural transportation artery across the Great Basin and has provided a route for historic westward migrations and subsequent railroads and highways. The river is named for the German naturalist Alexander von Humboldt.