Donner C at Donner Lake near Truckee CA

USGS Site No: 10338500 • Nevada County, CA

Donner C at Donner Lake near Truckee CA is currently at 15 cfs (Normal — 37th percentile for this date) . Gage height: 3.17 ft.

Reading from

15
CFS Discharge
3.17
Gage Height (ft)
Normal
Flow Condition
Normal
Flood Status

Historical Percentile Comparison

Today's discharge compared to the long-term record for June 11 at this station. Percentile rank shows what fraction of historical years had lower flow on this date.

Percentile Label CFS Threshold Today's Flow
10th Very Low threshold 1
25th Low threshold 7
50th (Median) Normal (median) 25 Today: 15 cfs
75th High threshold 66
95th Very High threshold 168

30-Day Hydrograph

Recent discharge plotted against the historical 10th–95th percentile envelope for the same calendar days. Source: USGS daily values + long-term statistics.

308 154 0 cfs Apr 5 May 28
10th–95th historical Day-of-year median Recent discharge

30-Day Flow History

Date Discharge (CFS) Gage Ht (ft)
May 28, 2026 16 —
May 27, 2026 12 —
May 26, 2026 9 —
May 25, 2026 10 —
May 24, 2026 9 —
May 23, 2026 9 —
May 22, 2026 9 —
May 21, 2026 10 —
May 20, 2026 10 —
May 19, 2026 15 —
May 18, 2026 22 —
May 17, 2026 24 —
May 16, 2026 22 —
May 15, 2026 9 —
Apr 20, 2026 81 —
Apr 19, 2026 81 —
Apr 18, 2026 80 —
Apr 17, 2026 80 —
Apr 16, 2026 80 —
Apr 15, 2026 80 —
Apr 14, 2026 80 —
Apr 13, 2026 80 —
Apr 12, 2026 79 —
Apr 11, 2026 50 —
Apr 10, 2026 31 —
Apr 9, 2026 12 —
Apr 8, 2026 12 —
Apr 7, 2026 12 —
Apr 6, 2026 12 —
Apr 5, 2026 12 —

Station Information

USGS Site No
10338500
State
CA
County
Nevada County
Coordinates
39.3235, -120.2344
Drainage Area
14 mi²
Datum (ft)
5,928.6
HUC Code
16050102
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Flood Stage Thresholds

Action Stage
5.0 ft
Flood Stage
5.5 ft
Moderate Flood
6.3 ft

Currently 2.33 ft below flood stage.

Recent Extremes

Max discharge
200 cfs
Dec 25, 2025
Min discharge
6 cfs
Jun 30, 2025
Days at flood stage
0

Computed from the local daily-values archive.

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