Truckee River at Tahoe City CA

USGS Site No: 10337500Truckee River • Placer County, CA

Truckee River at Tahoe City CA on the Truckee River is currently at 252 cfs (Normal — 72th percentile for this date) . Gage height: 3.69 ft.

Reading from

252
CFS Discharge
3.69
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 0
25th Low threshold 6
50th (Median) Normal (median) 71
75th High threshold 280 Today: 252 cfs
95th Very High threshold 1,020

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.

1.4k 680 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 263
May 27, 2026 313
May 26, 2026 349
May 25, 2026 350
May 24, 2026 351
May 23, 2026 352
May 22, 2026 353
May 21, 2026 351
May 20, 2026 351
May 19, 2026 352
May 18, 2026 348
May 17, 2026 349
May 16, 2026 351
May 15, 2026 350
Apr 20, 2026 297
Apr 19, 2026 297
Apr 18, 2026 297
Apr 17, 2026 296
Apr 16, 2026 299
Apr 15, 2026 282
Apr 14, 2026 175
Apr 13, 2026 153
Apr 12, 2026 152
Apr 11, 2026 152
Apr 10, 2026 153
Apr 9, 2026 157
Apr 8, 2026 157
Apr 7, 2026 157
Apr 6, 2026 156
Apr 5, 2026 156

Station Information

USGS Site No
10337500
State
CA
County
Placer County
Coordinates
39.1663, -120.1443
Drainage Area
507 mi²
Datum (ft)
6,220.5
HUC Code
16050102
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Flood Stage Thresholds

Action Stage
7.0 ft
Flood Stage
8.0 ft
Moderate Flood
9.0 ft
Major Flood
9.5 ft

Currently 4.31 ft below flood stage.

Recent Extremes

Max discharge
353 cfs
May 22, 2026
Min discharge
48 cfs
Feb 26, 2026
Days at flood stage
0

Computed from the local daily-values archive.

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