Truckee River and Lake Tahoe and Pyramid Lake
From prehistory to the modern times–
- Truckee River Atlas 1991 – California Department of Water Resources – 1991
- Truckee River Chronology: A Chronological History of Lake Tahoe and the Truckee River and Related Water Issues 1997 – Nevada Division of Water Planning – 1997
The following four sections written by long-time Reno Gazette-Journal Newspaper Editor Bruce Bledsoe, are gradually being linked to our website. Please bear with us as we add these insightful Truckee River articles on topics from river restoration to atmospheric “rivers” to flood walls. Bruce will soon have his own website with each of these articles available for reading as well as many others on the Truckee River. Bruce’s honors include being inducted into the Nevada Press Corps’ Newspaper Hall of Fame along with other famous Nevada journalists like Mark Twain, Dan DeQuille, and (former Governor and newsman) Mike O’Callahan.
The Truckee River Yacht Club – 25 years of River Advocacy Articles: Bruce Bledsoe, retired RGJ Editor
The Truckee River – A Vision to Restore the River: Bruce Bledsoe, retired RGJ Editor
- Truckee – Flood Project 60s
- Truckee – Floodwalls
- Truckee – Boise the Long Haul
- Truckee – Restoration Lower Reaches
- Truckee – Restoration Epilogue
The Truckee River Flood Project: Bruce Bledsoe, retired RGJ Editor
- Truckee – The Living River Flood Project I: Golden Dreams
- Truckee – Living River Flood Project 2
- Truckee – Living River Flood Project 3
- Truckee – Living River Plan 2006-2011
- Truckee – Takings and Regulations
The Truckee River – Extreme Events Still Possible?: Bruce Bledsoe, retired RGJ Editor
- Truckee – The “atmospheric river” extreme storm event
The Truckee River Series © Bruce Bledsoe complete Table of Contents is here.
Truckee River Watershed Map
The Truckee River has a greater average annual flow than any of the rivers which flow east from the Sierra Nevada. The flow of the river year-to-year is controlled mostly by the amount of snow received in the upper elevations of the watershed during the winter months. The Truckee River Watershed map is produced by the Nature Conservancy Office in Reno.
Truckee River Stats
- USGS Water Data for Nevada including Pyramid Lake, Lake Tahoe, and the Truckee River [each of the gauges can be viewed by clicking on the gauge number]
- National Water Information System: Mapper [zoom into the Lake Tahoe, Pyramid Lake, Truckee River to see all of the water information gauges and stations]
- USGS Pyramid Lake Elevation 1980-2013
- Pyramid Lake Surface Elevation1860-2013
- Bureau of Reclamation 2013: Chapter 3 Newlands Project Planning Study, Current & Study area Conditions
Publications and other information
- Truckee River Chronology 1997 revised 1997 (Gary A. Horton)
- Truckee River Operating Agreement (12/05/2008)
- Lahontan Cutthroat Trout 1995 Recovery Plan
Links
At times demands on the Truckee River exceed the river’s ability to keep up. The river is particularly stressed during droughts which could become more common.