Lake Tahoe at Tahoe City, CA
River level and flood forecast · Placer County
Normal6226.7 ftas of Mon 9 PM
The river is 2.4 ft below flood stage (6229.1 ft).
Forecast to hold near 6226.7 ft through Sat, Oct 17, 5 AM.
The last 7 days and the forecast
NWS forecast issued Mon, Oct 12, 7:59 AM. Forecasts change as rain falls and as upstream water arrives.
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Flood stages
| Flood stage | 6229.1 ft |
| Action stage | 6228.7 ft |
What floods at each level
From the National Weather Service, highest first.
- 6229.1 ftFlood Stage. Flooding begins to occur around the shores of Lake Tahoe, especially on the side of the Lake to which the wind is blowing (i.e., if there is a S wind, the N shore would have worst flooding)
Up and down the river, and nearby
Not an official source. River levels, forecasts, flood stages and impacts are from the National Weather Service (THLC1); flow from the U.S. Geological Survey. Readings are provisional. In a flood, follow your local officials and the NWS at weather.gov.