The humble Humboldt River may not be much to look at, but it has traced a colorful narrative arc through Nevada’s history. From leading explorers across the Silver State to providing sustenance for ...

The Des Moines River crested in Humboldt and Webster Counties on Thursday.In Humboldt County, about a half mile east of the river, the entire south side of Bradgate is underwater. People there have ...

ELKO, Nev. (AP) - Most Nevadans love water, probably because it exists in such limited supply. But what many of us refer to as the “Mighty Humboldt” was hotly scorned by early travelers. Our river may ...

Winnemucca owes much of its existence to the fact it was a place where travelers could easily cross the Humboldt River. Trapper Peter Skene Odgen was the first non-American Indian to visit the area ...

ELKO, Nev. (AP) - The city of Elko and other parts of rural northeastern Nevada experienced flooding along the Humboldt River and other runoff-swollen streams Saturday. Floodwater from the Humboldt ...

The Humboldt Industrial Park shares a name with an ocean current, counties in four states, 13 towns and a California university. There’s also a Humboldt River in Nevada, Mount Humboldt in Mexico and a ...

STATE DISASTER DECLARATION AND HER FEMA APPLICATION. AS WATER FLOWS DOWN RIVER, COMMUNITIES LIKE HUMBOLDT ARE PREPARING FOR FLOODING. THIS IS A PICTURE SENT TO US BY THERESA SCHMIDT SHOWING THE WEST ...

ELKO, Nev. (AP) -- The Nevada Division of Water Resources is working to better allocate and manage the amount of water that's allowed to be withdrawn from northeast Nevada's Humboldt River Basin, ...