Little Truckee River
Little Truckee River | |
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Location | |
Country | United States |
State | California |
Region | Nevada and Sierra Counties |
Physical characteristics | |
Source | Northern flank of western arm of Mount Lola in eastern Sierra Nevada |
• location | 35 mi (56 km) west/southwest of Reno, Nevada |
• coordinates | 39°25′50″N 120°24′38″W / 39.43056°N 120.41056°W[1] |
• elevation | 7,502 ft (2,287 m)[1] |
Mouth | Truckee River |
• location | Boca, California and Truckee, California |
• coordinates | 39°23′04″N 120°05′40″W / 39.38444°N 120.09444°W[1] |
• elevation | 5,493 ft (1,674 m)[1] |
Length | 34.3 mi (55.2 km) |
Basin features | |
Tributaries | |
• left | Webber Creek (from Webber Lake), Davies Creek |
• right | Cold Stream, Independence Creek, Sagehen Creek, Dry Creek |
The Little Truckee River is a 34.3-mile-long (55.2 km)[1] river that is a tributary to its larger counterpart, the Truckee River, north of Lake Tahoe. It drains the eastern flank of the Sierra Nevada, flowing through Sierra County and Nevada County in eastern California.
History
The Little Truckee River, like the Truckee River and Upper Truckee River, was named after a
After Congress authorized the Truckee Storage Project in 1935, the United States Bureau of Reclamation (BOR) began construction of Boca Dam on the Little Truckee River. The dam is operated by the Washoe County Water Conservation District and was completed in 1939.[3]
After Congressional authorization of the Washoe Project in 1958, the BOR completed the
Watershed and course
The Little Truckee River watershed drains 172 square miles (450 km2).
Ecology
Historically, Lahontan cutthroat trout spawned in this Truckee River tributary, but due to passage barriers and non-native introductions which prey on and/or hybridize with native trout, Lahontan cutthroat are no longer found in the river. The dominant species in the river are non-native brown trout (Salmo trutta) and rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss) and in the reservoirs, Kokanee salmon (Oncorhynchus nerka) and Mackinaw trout (Salvelinus namaycush).[5]
See also
References
- ^ a b c d e U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline data. The National Map Archived 2012-03-29 at the Wayback Machine, accessed December 18, 2023
- ISBN 978-0520266193.
- ^ a b c Steven N. Berris, Glen W. Hess, and Larry R. Bohman (2001). River and Reservoir Operations Model, Truckee River Basin, California and Nevada, 1998 (PDF) (Report). Carson City, Nevada: U.S. Geological Survey. Retrieved December 18, 2023.
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: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ Jennifer Watts (May 11, 2022). Review of Truckee River Sediment Total Maximum Daily Load- Staff Report (PDF) (Report). Sacramento, California: California Regional Water Quality Control Board- Lahontan Region. Retrieved December 18, 2023.
- ^ Stephanie Hogan and Jeff Weaver (November 3, 2011). Little Truckee River 2011 Summary Report (Report). Sacramento, California: State of California Natural Resources Agency, California Department of Fish and Game- Heritage and Wild Trout Program. Retrieved December 18, 2023.