Truckee River near Nixon, NV

River level and flood forecast · Washoe County

Normal3.6 ftas of Mon 9:55 PM

The river is 6.9 ft below flood stage (10.5 ft).

Forecast to hold near 3.6 ft through Sat, Oct 17, 5 AM.

Flow: 289 cubic feet per second (USGS).

The last 7 days and the forecast

2468101214TueThuSatMonWedFriAction 9 ftFlood 10.5 ftModerate 11.5 ftMajor 13 ftNowObserved (ft)NWS 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

Major flood stage13 ft
Moderate flood stage11.5 ft
Flood stage10.5 ft
Action stage9 ft
Record crest (January 3, 1997)15.42 ft

What floods at each level

From the National Weather Service, highest first.

  • 10.5 ftFlood Stage; Minor flooding.

Highest crests on record

  1. 15.42 ft — January 3, 1997
  2. 13.94 ft — February 19, 1986
  3. 13.3 ft — February 2, 1963
  4. 13.16 ft — December 24, 1955
  5. 12.98 ft — January 10, 2017

Recent crests: 12.98 ft (January 10, 2017) · 15.42 ft (January 3, 1997) · 13.94 ft (February 19, 1986) · 10.97 ft (January 14, 1980) · 11.57 ft (December 24, 1964)

Up and down the river, and nearby

Not an official source. River levels, forecasts, flood stages and impacts are from the National Weather Service (NIXN2); flow from the U.S. Geological Survey. Readings are provisional. In a flood, follow your local officials and the NWS at weather.gov.