With fires burning from California to Washington state, westerners are looking for storms bringing rain and snow to offer relief and an end to seemingly endless days of smoky skies. However, the NOAA Seasonal Drought Outlook isn’t offering much hope for most of the far west including Nevada. “Although some drought improvement is expected across parts Continue Reading »
The Truckee River Yacht Club has been around since 1988 and was one of the early players in reshaping the Truckee River Flood Project through public participation. Today we are concerned about the health – even the survivability – of the Truckee River itself. While the Truckee River Yacht Club has no yachts, we have worked Continue Reading »
In a first for this century, the Truckee River went dry in Sparks on July 31. It remained at zero flow for around 36 hours, before going up again. What happened? Here you can see a dip in the Reno gauge to just 7 CFS for at least 24 hours between noon on July 30 to Continue Reading »
Across western Nevada rivers and lakes are taking a big hit during the current drought, but wetlands rarely get a mention. Wetlands at Stillwater National Wildlife Refuge and Carson Lake and Pasture – managed by the NV Department of Wildlife (NDOW) and the Truckee-Carson Irrigation District (TCID) – sit at the end of the Newlands Irrigation Project Continue Reading »
Fish surveys by the US Fish and Wildlife Service in the Truckee River show that 1,000 “baby” cutthroat trout are survivors from the successful spring 2014 spawning run. This is the first time that the famed trout has successfully spawned in the Truckee River since 1938. See Jeff Delong’s story in the RGJ here.