Take a look at the most recent Truckee River flood in photos.
Floods drench Northern Nevada
An excavator parked on the Sierra Street Bridge plucked logs and debris from the river. Fans on social media dubbed the operator #craneguy. There were several excavator operators working along the Truckee Riverduring the flood.
PHOTO/JERI CHADWELL-SINGLEY
Water flooded the sidewalk and poured off the curb Sunday afternoon at Roy Gomm Elementary School.
PHOTO/JERI CHADWELL-SINGLEY
Onlookers gathered around the BELIEVE sculpture in City Plaza on Sunday. Most of the bridges in downtown Reno were closed later that afternoon, including the Virginia Street Bridge.
PHOTO/ERIC MARKS
There was already standing water on Coney Island Drive in Sparks’ industrial area by 1 p.m. Sunday. On Monday, the area saw more serious flooding, after the Trucker River overflowed its banks.
PHOTO/JERI CHADWELL-SINGLEY
Homeowners Ben and Camille Bailey filled sandbags at Dorostkar Park on Mayberry Drive Sunday afternoon.
PHOTO/JERI CHADWELL-SINGLEY
Ditches, storm drains and gutters, like this one near Reno High School, flooded as rain poured all day Sunday.
PHOTO/ERIC MARKS
Ross Manor, which recently sold for $7.3 million, was one of many downtown Reno buildings protected by sandbags. While the river did not overflow its banks in Reno, the City of Sparks was not so lucky. By Monday afternoon, parts of the Sparks industrial area were under several feet of water.
PHOTO/ERIC MARKS
People could be found by the river from Verdi to Sparks on Sunday, despite warnings from police and city and county officials. In Reno, the stairs and walkways to the river were blocked to keep people away from the churning waters.
PHOTO/ERIC MARKS
Ducks dallied on steps leading to the river near Wingfield Park in Reno early on Sunday. A few hours later these same stairs were under water as the river crested.
PHOTO/ERIC MARKS
People flocked to downtown Reno Sunday evening—recording cellphone videos and snapping selfies next to the churning Truckee River, even as city police on PA systems warned that a potential levee failure west of downtown could spell disaster for those hovering too close to the river’s edge.
Later in the evening, the crowds thinned as people left the streets but continued using social media to discuss the flood. The official hashtag—#NVFlood2017—designated by Washoe County officials saw plenty of action throughout Sunday evening and into Monday as flooding and mudslides were reported from Lemmon Valley to the Virginia City Highlands and farther south toward the capital.
According to the county’s website, the river reached its highest point in downtown Reno late Sunday night. Many streets in the Sparks industrial area were inundated when the river overflowed its banks there Monday morning.
This week marks the latest in more than a dozen wintertime floods that have hit the region in recorded history. The last was in 2005, but according to a University of Nevada, Reno Cooperative Extension report, major floods also occurred “in 1862, 1875, 1890, 1904, 1907, 1928, 1937, 1943, 1950, 1955, 1963, 1986” and, of course, 1997.
Thankfully, no flood-related injuries were reported this time around. But the cities of Reno and Sparks, and Washoe County were still—as of press time—trying to get an estimate of the damage done by the flood and rain across the region.
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