About this river
Little Truckee River is a 2.7 mile river near Current Fly Fishing in Nevada. Streamflow is measured at the USGS gauge Little Truckee R above Boca Res near Truckee CA (site 10344400). The National Hydrography Dataset places it at stream order 7. Reach geometry comes from the USGS National Hydrography Dataset.
Typical flow by month
1969 to 2026
Little Truckee River typically runs highest in May, at a median 366 cfs, and lowest in November, at 36 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 2,590 cfs, in 1997.
| Month | Typical (cfs) | Usual range (cfs) | Relative level |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 53 | 34 to 115 | |
| February | 71 | 39 to 119 | |
| March | 112 | 51 to 185 | |
| April | 219 | 83 to 331 | |
| May | 366 | 147 to 664 | |
| June | 188 | 67 to 435 | |
| July | 96 | 42 to 194 | |
| August | 58 | 32 to 116 | |
| September | 41 | 29 to 72 | |
| October | 41 | 30 to 66 | |
| November | 36 | 30 to 55 | |
| December | 43 | 32 to 85 |
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 57 years of record. Statistics published by the US Geological Survey for Little Truckee R above Boca Res near Truckee CA (site 10344400). 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 Little Truckee River. Ramp data comes from the USGS national boat-ramp inventory.
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