Truckee River at Farad CA

USGS Site No: 10346000Truckee River • Nevada County, CA

Truckee River at Farad CA on the Truckee River is currently at 665 cfs (Normal — 29th percentile for this date) . Gage height: 4.36 ft.

Reading from

665
CFS Discharge
4.36
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 503
25th Low threshold 606
50th (Median) Normal (median) 1,010 Today: 665 cfs
75th High threshold 1,630
95th Very High threshold 3,600

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.

5k 2.5k 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 831
May 27, 2026 828
May 26, 2026 848
May 25, 2026 920
May 24, 2026 998
May 23, 2026 1,110
May 22, 2026 1,220
May 21, 2026 1,210
May 20, 2026 1,260
May 19, 2026 1,220
May 18, 2026 1,190
May 17, 2026 1,190
May 16, 2026 1,210
May 15, 2026 1,230
Apr 20, 2026 970
Apr 19, 2026 973
Apr 18, 2026 973
Apr 17, 2026 981
Apr 16, 2026 1,010
Apr 15, 2026 1,010
Apr 14, 2026 967
Apr 13, 2026 989
Apr 12, 2026 1,070
Apr 11, 2026 1,100
Apr 10, 2026 1,150
Apr 9, 2026 1,200
Apr 8, 2026 1,280
Apr 7, 2026 1,320
Apr 6, 2026 1,320
Apr 5, 2026 1,320

Station Information

USGS Site No
10346000
State
CA
County
Nevada County
Coordinates
39.4279, -120.0341
Drainage Area
932 mi²
Datum (ft)
5,157.0
HUC Code
16050102
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Flood Stage Thresholds

Action Stage
10.0 ft
Flood Stage
11.0 ft
Moderate Flood
12.0 ft
Major Flood
13.0 ft

Currently 6.64 ft below flood stage.

Recent Extremes

Max discharge
2,310 cfs
Dec 22, 2025
Min discharge
397 cfs
Dec 14, 2025
Days at flood stage
0

Computed from the local daily-values archive.

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