List of Lake Tahoe inflow streams

The Upper Truckee River is the largest tributary to Lake Tahoe.[1]

Lake Tahoe inflow streams contribute 310,000 acre-feet (0.38 km3) of the 530,000 acre-feet (0.65 km3) of water that flows through Lake Tahoe every year.[2] The list, below, groups rivers and creeks that flow into the lake by their locations on the north, east, south and west shores, in a clockwise order. Sub-tributaries are listed under the tributaries they feed, sorted by the elevation of the confluence so that tributaries entering nearest Lake Tahoe appear first.

Name of stream Washo name[3] Course Average flow[2]
North shore
Burton Creek flows through and namesake of Burton Creek State Park[4]
Dollar Creek diphEkhwo'tha flows into Lake Tahoe at Dollar Point, California
Watson Creek from near Mount Watson and Watson Lake, flows into Lake Tahoe at Ridgewood, near Carnelian Bay, California
Carnelian Canyon a short unnamed creek flows down Carnelian Canyon to Lake Tahoe at Carnelian Bay
Tahoe Vista Snow creek flows through Tahoe Vista to Lake Tahoe at Moon Dune Beach
Griff Creek flows from Martis Peak to Kings Beach[5]
Incline Creek maʔgóyola flows through Diamond Peak Ski Resort to Crystal Bay, Lake Tahoe at Incline Village 4,740 acre-feet per year (0.19 m3/s)
East shore
Burke Creek flows from Genoa Peak to Stateline, Nevada
Glenbrook Creek dawmalá:dɨp 890 acre-feet per year (0.03 m3/s)
Lincoln Creek flows from Genoa Peak to Cave Rock
Logan House Creek 300 acre-feet per year (0.01 m3/s)
McFaul Creek flows into Lake Tahoe at Zephyr Cove, Nevada
Mill Creek flows into Lake Tahoe past the Ponderosa Ranch
Edgewood Creek ʔlá:m wát'a Namesake for Edgewood Golf Course 2,300 acre-feet per year (0.09 m3/s)
Marlette Creek pagác'ima heads on Marlette Lake and runs west to Lake Tahoe[6] 1,740 acre-feet per year (0.07 m3/s)
North Canyon Creek flows into Lake Tahoe at Deadman's Point in Glenbrook, Nevada
Secret Harbor Creek
Third Creek 5,630 acre-feet per year (0.22 m3/s)
Tunnel Creek flows into Lake Tahoe near Hidden Beach
South shore
Trout Creek originates south of Freel Peak in the Carson Range to South Lake Tahoe[7] 25,770 acre-feet per year (1.01 m3/s)
Upper Truckee River flows from Red Lake Peak to South Lake Tahoe[8] 71,311 acre-feet per year (2.79 m3/s)
Taylor Creek dawgašašíwa heads in Fallen Leaf Lake and enters lake west of Camp Richardson[9] 30,910 acre-feet per year (1.21 m3/s)
Tallac Creek debelelélek starts on Mount Tallac and flows north to Lake Tahoe[10]
Cascade Creek headwaters at near Kalmia Lake and flows into Lake Cascade then into Lake Tahoe
Eagle Creek headwaters at Dicks Peak and flows down Eagle Canyon into Emerald Bay and Lake Tahoe
West shore
Rubicon Creek headwaters at Rubicon Peak to the North and Jakes Peak to the South, and flows into Lake Tahoe near D.L. Bliss State Park
General Creek dukMéʔem headwaters at Peak 8721 and flow into Lake Tahoe 11,800 acre-feet per year (0.46 m3/s)
Meeks Creek headwaters at Rubicon Lake and flows to D.L. Bliss State Park
McKinney Creek šuʔwélɨk headwaters at Lily Lake; flows through McKinney Lake and into Lake Tahoe at Chambers Landing at the south end of McKinney Bay
Quail Creek headwaters at Quail Lake and flows into Lake Tahoe
Homewood Creek dúku dawot'o headwaters at Peak 8416 and flows into Lake Tahoe
Madden Creek headwaters at Ellis Peak and flows into Lake Tahoe
Blackwood Creek dogásliʔ headwaters at Peak 8652 and flow down into Lake Tahoe 26,280 acre-feet per year (1.03 m3/s)
Ward Creek dagásliʔ headwaters at Peak 8521 and flow down Ward canyon into Lake Tahoe 18,390 acre-feet per year (0.72 m3/s)

See also

References

  1. ^ "Tahoe: State of the Lake Report 2016" (PDF). UC Davis Tahoe Environmental Research Center. p. 17.
  2. ^ a b "Truckee River Chronology". State of Nevada, Division of Water Resources. Archived from the original on 2012-12-30. Retrieved 2012-05-27.
  3. ^ "The Washo Project Online Dictionary". Retrieved 2012-05-27.
  4. ^ "Burton Creek State Park" (PDF). California State Parks. Retrieved 2024-03-30.
  5. ^ "Griff Creek". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  6. ^ "Marlette Creek". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  7. ^ "Trout Creek". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  8. ^ "Upper Truckee River". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  9. ^ "Taylor Creek". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  10. ^ "Tallac Creek". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.