Truckee River near Tracy

Highest listed crest 17.39 ftFlood stage 14.0 ft5 crests since 1998

The Truckee River near Tracy crested above flood stage 2 times among the 5 crests the National Weather Service lists from 1998 to 2019. The highest, 17.39 ft on December 31, 2005, was minor flooding, 3.39 feet above flood stage. 6 other gauges on the Truckee River crested above flood stage within a week of it, 1 at its own highest listed crest.

The gauge

Highest listed crest: 17.39 ft; December 31, 2005; 15,200 cubic feet per second
Flood stage: 14.0 ft; No major stage set
Crests at major: 0; 2 above flood stage
Most recent flood crest: January 9, 2017; 16.86 ft, minor flooding
Location: Storey County; Near Sparks (8.7 mi)
Identifiers: NWS TNTN2; USGS 10350340

Flood stages

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

Flood categories, Truckee River near Tracy

Action stage	13.0	2	Feb 14, 2019	The level at which the NWS or its partners begin to take action
Flood stage (minor)	14.0	2	Jan 9, 2017	Minimal or no property damage, but possibly some public threat

Every listed crest

5 crests from 1998 to 2019. Filled: at or above flood stage. Hover a crest for its date and stage.

Crests at or above flood stage, by decade

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.
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, Truckee River near Tracy

1	Dec 31, 2005	17.39	+3.39	Minor	15,200
2	Jan 9, 2017	16.86	+2.86	Minor	13,900
3	Mar 24, 1998	13.45	−0.55	Action	6,980
4	Feb 14, 2019	13.14	−0.86	Action	6,470
5	Apr 7, 2018	12.88	−1.12	Below flood stage	6,070

The worst floods along the Truckee River

For this gauge's highest crests, the other gauges on the Truckee River that crested above flood stage within a week.

December 31, 2005: 17.39 ft here, minor flooding

VistaNV · Dec 31, 2005 · 20.62 ft · Moderate
WadsworthNV · Dec 31, 2005 · 17.33 ft · Moderate
RenoNV · Dec 31, 2005 · 13.52 ft · Moderate · its highest
TruckeeCA · Dec 31, 2005 · 7.02 ft · Moderate
Derby DamNV · Dec 31, 2005 · 14.13 ft · Minor
MogulNV · Dec 31, 2005 · 13.15 ft · Minor

January 9, 2017: 16.86 ft here, minor flooding

VistaNV · Jan 9, 2017 · 19.42 ft · Moderate
WadsworthNV · Jan 9, 2017 · 17.17 ft · Moderate
NixonNV · Jan 10, 2017 · 12.98 ft · Moderate
TruckeeCA · Jan 8, 2017 · 6.53 ft · Moderate
Derby DamNV · Jan 9, 2017 · 14.34 ft · Minor
MogulNV · Jan 9, 2017 · 12.58 ft · Minor
RenoNV · Jan 9, 2017 · 12.46 ft · Minor

Gauges on the Truckee River

In USGS station-number order, which runs downstream within a river basin.

Flood gauges on the Truckee River

Tahoe City	CA	8.0	9.59 ft, Jan 2, 1997	1
Truckee	CA	5.5	10.03 ft, Jan 2, 1997	3
Farad	CA	11.0	14.37 ft, Nov 21, 1950	4
Mogul	NV	12.5	15.85 ft, Jan 2, 1997	1
Reno	NV	12.0	13.52 ft, Dec 31, 2005	0
Vista	NV	17.0	23.46 ft, Feb 1, 1963	4
Tracy this gauge	NV	14.0	17.39 ft, Dec 31, 2005	0
Derby Dam	NV	11.0	14.99 ft, Jan 3, 1997	0
Wadsworth	NV	15.0	19.51 ft, Jan 3, 1997	1
Nixon	NV	10.5	15.42 ft, Jan 3, 1997	4

Other gauges in Storey County

Flood gauges in Storey County

Derby Dam	11.0	14.99 ft, Jan 3, 1997	0

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NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge TNTN2, 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.