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Location:

TRUCKEE RIVER - TRUCKEE (TRCC1)

Latitude: 39.30º N	Longitude: 120.20º W	Elevation: 5860 Feet
Location: Placer County in California		Bulletin Group: Eastern Sierra		River Group: Eastern Sierra

Issuance Time:

Apr 24 2024 at 7:53 AM PDT

Next Issuance:

Apr 25 2024 at 9:00 AM PDT

Monitor Stage: 4.5 Feet

Flood Stage: 5.5 Feet

Plot Type:

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Observed Data Credit
	Raw streamflow data is provided by the US Geological Survey (USGS). View USGS Data for this station location.

Historical Stage/Flow Data
Water Year	Peak Discharge (cfs)	Stage (feet)	Date
Most Recent 5 Years
2022*	2,130**	4.50**	Oct 24, 2021
2021*	740	2.95	May 12, 2021
2020*	705	2.83	May 18, 2020
2019*	2,130	4.32	Apr 9, 2019
2018*	3,390	5.32	Apr 7, 2018
Historical High Stage/Flow Events (Period of Record - Sept 1944 to Present) - Ranked by Flow
1997*	11,900	9.97	Jan 2, 1997
1963*	11,000	9.25	Feb 1, 1963
1956*	7,760	8.00	Dec 23, 1955
1951*	6,480	7.35	Nov 20, 1950
2006*	6,030	7.11	Dec 31, 2005
* Discharge affected by regulation or diversion
** Estimated

Location Photographs
Upstream Photo	Gage House Photo	Downstream Photo

ESRI™ Locator Map

Impacts - E19 Information
4.5 Feet	Monitor Stage. No flooding along the Truckee River from Alpine Meadows to Truckee.
5.5 Feet	Flood Stage. Minor flooding from Alpine Meadows to Truckee. Minor flooding of landscapes, basements, and crawl spaces in low lying properties. Riverside campgrounds may be impacted by flooding from small tributaries and overland flow, but little impact to campgrounds is expected from the river.
6.5 Feet	Flooding from Alpine Meadows to Truckee, including yards, crawl spaces, basements, private bridges, and campgrounds. Flow similar to January 2017 event.
7.0 Feet	Moderate flooding along Truckee River between Alpine Meadows and Truckee. Significant damage to some private bridges and low-lying structures along the river is possible. Flows similar to the flood of December 31 2005.
7.5 Feet	Major flooding with damage to roads, bridges and structures along the Truckee River between Alpine Meadows and Truckee including low lying homes. Highway 89 likely overtopped near the Pole Creek Road.>
8.5 Feet	Major flooding from the Alpine Meadows area through Truckee. Significant damage is likely to many roads, bridges, structures and homes along the river.
9.5 Feet	Near record flooding, widespread damage to homes, businesses, roads, and bridges along river from Alpine Meadows through Truckee.
10.0 Feet	Record flooding, similar to the flood of January, 2 1997. Widespread and major damage is likely to many homes, businesses, bridges and roads near the river from the Alpine Meadows area through Truckee.

Official 7 Day National Weather Service Forecast (CAZ072)

Today: Sunny in the morning, then mostly cloudy with a slight chance of showers in the afternoon. Highs 49 to 59. Light winds becoming west 10 to 15 mph with gusts up to 30 mph in the afternoon.

Tonight: Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers. Snow level 7000 to 7500 feet. Snow accumulation up to 2 inches. Lows 29 to 39. Southwest winds 10 to 15 mph. Gusts up to 30 mph in the evening. Ridge gusts up to 50 mph.

Friday: Showers likely in the morning, then showers likely and slight chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon. Snow level 6500 feet. Snow accumulation of 1 to 4 inches. Highs 41 to 51. West winds 10 to 15 mph.

Friday Night: Mostly cloudy with a slight chance of thunderstorms and snow showers in the evening, then partly cloudy after midnight. Snow level 6500 feet lowering to lake level. Lows 24 to 34. West winds around 10 mph in the evening becoming light.

Saturday: Partly cloudy in the morning then becoming sunny. Highs 50 to 60. Light winds becoming west around 10 mph in the afternoon.

Saturday Night: Partly cloudy. Lows 26 to 36.

Sunday through Wednesday: Clear. Highs 57 to 67. Lows 28 to 38.

Product Disclaimer

This river graphic is not intended to serve as a substitute for official flood watches, warnings, advisories, or statements issued by the NWS Reno Weather Forecast Office. Observations are preliminary and subject to change. River levels identified as "forecast" should be consistent with those contained in official NWS products. River levels identified as "guidance" have significant uncertainty due to future weather or reservoir regulation and are provided for planning purposes only.

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