Truckee River at Tahoe City

The past week

What floods at each level

• 9.5 ft

  Major Flood Stage. Major flooding between Tahoe City and Alpine Meadows mipacting homes, bridges, businesses and infrastructure. near maximum reservoir release from Lake Tahoe. Most recent date of maximum full lake release was January 1997.

• 9 ft

  Moderate Flood Stage. Moderate flooding between Tahoe City and Alpine Meadows impacting low bridges, landscapes and a few buildings.

• 8 ft

  Flood Stage; Minor flooding between Tahoe City and Alpoine Meadows. Some inundation of low lying properties incluidng crawlspaces. River level approaching lowest bridges where trapped debris could cause additional impacts. Extended portions of the bike path are flooded. Flow very similar to April 2018 and slightly below high flow releases in April 2017.

• 7 ft

  Monitor Stage. Bike path and low lying areas along the river flood between Tahoe City and Alpine Meadows

• 6.6 ft

  Lowest portions of the bike path begin to flood.

Highest crests on record

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