About this river
Truckee River is a 21.7 mile river near Sparks Marina Park in Nevada. Streamflow is measured at the USGS gauge Truckee RV at Reno, NV (site 10348000). The National Hydrography Dataset places it at stream order 8. Reach geometry comes from the USGS National Hydrography Dataset.
Typical flow by month
1907 to 2026
Truckee River typically runs highest in May, at a median 1,020 cfs, and lowest in August, at 238 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 16,200 cfs, in 1956.
| Month | Typical (cfs) | Usual range (cfs) | Relative level |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 390 | 283 to 559 | |
| February | 414 | 303 to 614 | |
| March | 550 | 400 to 1,070 | |
| April | 820 | 514 to 1,485 | |
| May | 1,020 | 645 to 1,930 | |
| June | 588 | 284 to 1,355 | |
| July | 275 | 173 to 438 | |
| August | 238 | 161 to 342 | |
| September | 250 | 155 to 339 | |
| October | 310 | 155 to 373 | |
| November | 339 | 239 to 426 | |
| December | 369 | 256 to 476 |
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 103 years of record. Statistics published by the US Geological Survey for Truckee RV at Reno, NV (site 10348000). Conditions on any given day can fall well outside the usual range. Check the current reading before you go.
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