Rivers in California

Donner Creek near Truckee

Nevada County, CaliforniaNWS DCHC1USGS 10338700Reno office

Below flood stage
2.23ftStage

Observed Tue, Sep 22, 3:15 AM PDT

Flood stage
8.00 ft
Record crest
12.76 ft1997

Open the live map with the river flood outlook

Flood stages and impacts

CategoryStage
Major flood10.00 ft
Moderate flood9.00 ft
Minor flood8.00 ft
Action7.00 ft
  1. 7.00 ft Flood Stage, Minor flooding occurs.

Crest history

7 crests on NOAA’s list since 1996.

#DateStage
1January 2, 199712.76 ft
2December 31, 200510.50 ft
3January 9, 20179.25 ft
4May 17, 19968.30 ft
5May 19, 20058.30 ft
6December 2, 20127.78 ft
7December 11, 20167.51 ft

Most recent crests

  • January 9, 2017: 9.25 ft
  • December 11, 2016: 7.51 ft
  • December 2, 2012: 7.78 ft
  • December 31, 2005: 10.50 ft
  • May 19, 2005: 8.30 ft
  • January 2, 1997: 12.76 ft
  • May 17, 1996: 8.30 ft

Nearby

Upstream, downstream and the gauges around this one.

What this means

Forecasts by the California Nevada River Forecast Center. Forecasts are not available. Only observed stages are available for this point. Stage may be affected by ice during winter months.

Sources

Stage, flood stages, impacts and crest history from NOAA’s National Water Prediction Service. Streamflow and the daily record from the U.S. Geological Survey.