About this river
Truckee River is a 19.8 mile river near Pyramid Fly Co. in Nevada. Streamflow is measured at the USGS gauge Truckee RV near Nixon, NV (site 10351700). The National Hydrography Dataset places it at stream order 8. Reach geometry comes from the USGS National Hydrography Dataset.
Typical flow by month
1958 to 2026
Truckee River typically runs highest in May, at a median 833 cfs, and lowest in November, at 102 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 19,300 cfs, in 1997.
| Month | Typical (cfs) | Usual range (cfs) | Relative level |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 286 | 48 to 534 | |
| February | 298 | 60 to 622 | |
| March | 372 | 84 to 885 | |
| April | 485 | 147 to 1,200 | |
| May | 833 | 250 to 1,900 | |
| June | 302 | 88 to 1,360 | |
| July | 149 | 40 to 350 | |
| August | 135 | 39 to 287 | |
| September | 132 | 45 to 306 | |
| October | 120 | 48 to 356 | |
| November | 102 | 44 to 370 | |
| December | 123 | 41 to 516 |
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 69 years of record. Statistics published by the US Geological Survey for Truckee RV near Nixon, NV (site 10351700). Conditions on any given day can fall well outside the usual range. Check the current reading before you go.
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