Trout Creek near Tahoe Valley

Highest listed crest 9.36 ftFlood stage 9.0 ft1 crests since 2017

The Trout Creek near Tahoe Valley crested above flood stage 1 time among the 1 crests the National Weather Service lists from 2017 to 2017. The highest, 9.36 ft on February 10, 2017, was minor flooding, 0.36 feet above flood stage.

The gauge

Highest listed crest
9.36 ft
February 10, 2017; 485 cubic feet per second
Flood stage
9.0 ft
Major flooding from 10.0 ft
Crests at major
0
1 above flood stage
Most recent flood crest
February 10, 2017
9.36 ft, minor flooding
Location
El Dorado County
Near South Lake Tahoe (0.8 mi)

Flood stages

The thresholds the National Weather Service uses for this gauge today, and how many listed crests reached each.

Flood categories, Trout Creek near Tahoe Valley
Action stage8.00—The level at which the NWS or its partners begin to take action
Flood stage (minor)9.01Feb 10, 2017Minimal or no property damage, but possibly some public threat
Moderate flood stage9.50—Some inundation of structures and roads near the stream
Major flood stage10.00—Extensive inundation of structures and roads

Every listed crest

1 crests from 2017 to 2017. Filled: at or above flood stage. Hover a crest for its date and stage.

Listed crests at the Trout Creek near Tahoe Valley, 2017 to 2017 99.29.49.69.810ft Flood stage 9.0 ftMajor 10.0 ft Feb 10, 2017: 9.36 ft, minor flooding; 485 cubic feet per second Highest, 9.36 ft, Feb 10, 2017 20202025
  1. These are the crests the local National Weather Service office lists for the gauge: the highest on record and recent crests. Lesser floods between them may be missing, so counts by decade are a floor.
  2. Categories use today's flood stages. Levees, dams and channel changes since a crest can make old and new stages not directly comparable.

Highest crests

Highest listed crests, Trout Creek near Tahoe Valley
1Feb 10, 20179.36+0.36Minor485

Other gauges in El Dorado County

Flood gauges in El Dorado County
Meeks Bay5.55.93 ft, Jan 9, 20170
Meyers9.010.14 ft, Feb 8, 20170
South Lake Tahoe10.513.09 ft, Dec 31, 20053

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NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge TTVC1, retrieved October 30, 2026. Stages in feet on the gauge's own datum, not elevation. Crests are as the National Weather Service lists them; preliminary values may be revised.