About this river
Upper Truckee River is a 5.5 mile river near Double Down Guide Service in California. Streamflow is measured at the USGS gauge Upper Truckee RV at Hwy 50 above Meyers, CA (site 103366092). The National Hydrography Dataset places it at stream order 6. Reach geometry comes from the USGS National Hydrography Dataset.
Typical flow by month
1990 to 2025
Upper Truckee River typically runs highest in May, at a median 220 cfs, and lowest in September, at 5.3 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 2,000 cfs, in 1997.
| Month | Typical (cfs) | Usual range (cfs) | Relative level |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 21 | 13 to 37 | |
| February | 30 | 19 to 42 | |
| March | 47 | 35 to 85 | |
| April | 114 | 71 to 158 | |
| May | 220 | 141 to 340 | |
| June | 120 | 54 to 361 | |
| July | 19 | 12 to 76 | |
| August | 7.0 | 4.8 to 19 | |
| September | 5.3 | 3.7 to 11 | |
| October | 8.1 | 5.0 to 13 | |
| November | 11 | 7.5 to 18 | |
| December | 16 | 9.7 to 31 |
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 35 years of record. Statistics published by the US Geological Survey for Upper Truckee RV at Hwy 50 above Meyers, CA (site 103366092). Conditions on any given day can fall well outside the usual range. Check the current reading before you go.
Boat access nearby
One mapped launch sits in the mapped area of Upper Truckee River. Ramp data comes from the USGS national boat-ramp inventory.
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