Lake Tahoe Fishing Trips and Pyramid Lake Fishing Trips
Truckee River near Lake Tahoe Fishing Trips and Pyramid Lake Fishing Trips
About this river
Truckee River is a 4.6 mile river near Lake Tahoe Fishing Trips and Pyramid Lake Fishing Trips in California. Streamflow is measured at the USGS gauge Truckee R at Boca Bridge near Truckee CA (site 10344505). The National Hydrography Dataset places it at stream order 8. Reach geometry comes from the USGS National Hydrography Dataset.
Typical flow by month
2002 to 2026
Truckee River typically runs highest in May, at a median 901 cfs, and lowest in January, at 305 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 6,400 cfs, in 2006.
| Month | Typical (cfs) | Usual range (cfs) | Relative level |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 305 | 238 to 415 | |
| February | 340 | 272 to 446 | |
| March | 495 | 385 to 699 | |
| April | 723 | 569 to 1,145 | |
| May | 901 | 733 to 1,380 | |
| June | 658 | 506 to 1,010 | |
| July | 515 | 456 to 600 | |
| August | 481 | 449 to 527 | |
| September | 471 | 444 to 506 | |
| October | 392 | 341 to 439 | |
| November | 309 | 239 to 399 | |
| December | 316 | 209 to 418 |
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 24 years of record. Statistics published by the US Geological Survey for Truckee R at Boca Bridge near Truckee CA (site 10344505). 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 Truckee River. Ramp data comes from the USGS national boat-ramp inventory.
- Boca ReservoirBoca ReservoirPublic
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