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| Latitude: 39.30º N | Longitude: 120.20º W | Elevation: 5860 Feet | |
| Location: Placer County in California | River Group: Eastern Sierra | ||
| Issuance Time: | Dec 10 2018 at 1:51 PM PST | Next Issuance: | Dec 11 2018 at 9:00 AM PST |
| Monitor Stage: 4.5 Feet | Flood Stage: 5.5 Feet |
| Observed Data Credit | |
 | Raw streamflow data is provided by the US Geological Survey (USGS). |
Historical Stage/Flow Data |
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Water Year
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Peak Discharge (cfs)
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Stage (feet)
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Date
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| Most Recent 5 Years | |||
2017* |
5,210 |
6.53 |
Jan 8, 2017 |
2016* |
1,520 |
3.85 |
Jan 30, 2016 |
2015* |
11 |
1.75 |
Feb 7, 2015 |
2014* |
724 |
2.91 |
Feb 9, 2014 |
2013* |
1,810 |
4.12 |
Dec 2, 2012 |
| Historical High Stage/Flow Events (Period of Record - Sept 1944 to Present) | |||
1997* |
11,900 |
9.97 |
Jan 2, 1997 |
1963* |
11,000 |
9.25 |
Feb 1, 1963 |
1956* |
7,760 |
8.00 |
Dec 23, 1955 |
1951* |
6,480 |
7.35 |
Nov 20, 1950 |
2006* |
6,030 |
7.11 |
Dec 31, 2005 |
| * Discharge affected by regulation or diversion | |||
| Location Photographs | ||
| ESRI™ Locator Map |
| Official 7 Day National Weather Service Forecast (CAZ072) |
| Today: Partly cloudy. Highs 38 to 48. Light winds. Tonight: Partly cloudy in the evening then becoming mostly cloudy. Lows 17 to 27. Southwest winds 10 to 15 mph. Ridge gusts up to 50 mph after midnight. Wednesday: Mostly cloudy with a slight chance of snow in the morning, then partly cloudy in the afternoon. Highs 36 to 41. Southwest winds around 10 mph shifting to the east in the afternoon. Ridge gusts up to 60 mph in the morning. Wednesday Night: Partly cloudy. Lows 14 to 24. Southeast winds 10 to 15 mph. Thursday: Partly cloudy. Highs 42 to 47. Southwest winds 10 to 15 mph. Thursday Night: Partly cloudy. Lows 18 to 28. Friday: Breezy. Partly cloudy. Slight chance of snow in the afternoon. Highs 40 to 45. Friday Night: Breezy. Mostly cloudy with a chance of snow. Lows 19 to 29. Saturday: Partly cloudy. Highs 39 to 44. Saturday Night through Monday: Breezy. Snow and rain likely. Lows 21 to 31. Highs 38 to 43. |
| Impacts - E19 Information | |
| 4.5 Feet | Monitor Stage. No flooding along the Truckee River from Alpine Meadows to Truckee. |
| 5.5 Feet | Flood Stage. Minor flooding from Alpine Meadows to Truckee. Minor flooding of landscapes, basements, and crawl spaces in low lying properties. Riverside campgrounds may be impacted by flooding from small tributaries and overland flow, but little impact to campgrounds is expected from the river. |
| 6.5 Feet | Flooding from Alpine Meadows to Truckee, including yards, crawl spaces, basements, private bridges, and campgrounds. Flow similar to January 2017 event. |
| 7.0 Feet | Moderate flooding along Truckee River between Alpine Meadows and Truckee. Significant damage to some private bridges and low-lying structures along the river is possible. Flows similar to the flood of December 31 2005. |
| 7.5 Feet | Major flooding with damage to roads, bridges and structures along the Truckee River between Alpine Meadows and Truckee including low lying homes. Highway 89 likely overtopped near the Pole Creek Road.> |
| 8.5 Feet | Major flooding from the Alpine Meadows area through Truckee. Significant damage is likely to many roads, bridges, structures and homes along the river. |
| 9.5 Feet | Near record flooding, widespread damage to homes, businesses, roads, and bridges along river from Alpine Meadows through Truckee. |
| 10.0 Feet | Record flooding, similar to the flood of January, 2 1997. Widespread and major damage is likely to many homes, businesses, bridges and roads near the river from the Alpine Meadows area through Truckee. |
| Product Disclaimer |
This river graphic is not intended to serve as a substitute for official flood watches, warnings, advisories, or statements issued by the NWS Reno Weather Forecast Office. Observations are preliminary and subject to change. River levels identified as "forecast" should be consistent with those contained in official NWS products. River levels identified as "guidance" have significant uncertainty due to future weather or reservoir regulation and are provided for planning purposes only. |
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