About this river
Truckee River is a 2.2 mile river near Tahoe Blue Boat Rentals in Nevada. Streamflow is measured at the USGS gauge Truckee R at Farad CA (site 10346000). The National Hydrography Dataset places it at stream order 8. Reach geometry comes from the USGS National Hydrography Dataset.
Typical flow by month
1909 to 2026
Truckee River typically runs highest in May, at a median 1,290 cfs, and lowest in November, at 385 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 13,400 cfs, in 1956.
| Month | Typical (cfs) | Usual range (cfs) | Relative level |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 403 | 288 to 500 | |
| February | 410 | 320 to 545 | |
| March | 526 | 421 to 837 | |
| April | 901 | 621 to 1,590 | |
| May | 1,290 | 900 to 2,130 | |
| June | 903 | 560 to 1,570 | |
| July | 534 | 498 to 635 | |
| August | 518 | 490 to 583 | |
| September | 501 | 454 to 542 | |
| October | 410 | 342 to 463 | |
| November | 385 | 262 to 439 | |
| December | 396 | 271 to 469 |
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 117 years of record. Statistics published by the US Geological Survey for Truckee R at Farad CA (site 10346000). Conditions on any given day can fall well outside the usual range. Check the current reading before you go.
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