Dreamflows Truckee - Lake Tahoe Release Schedule - 2026
 
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Releases on the Truckee River below Lake Tahoe - Historical - 2026

In the tables that follow, each date is color-coded according to the kind of release scheduled for that day:

ColorMeaning
 Scheduled release: Less than 500 cfs below Lake Tahoe.
 Ramping up/down from Lake Tahoe.
Note: Scheduled release information provided by the California DWR.

 

January 2026
SunMonTueWedThuFriSat
        150 cfs
 all day
250 cfs
 all day
3Change to
 54 cfs at 6am
4Change to
 53 cfs at 6am
553 cfs
 all day
6Change to
 50 cfs at 6am
750 cfs
 all day
8Change to
 49 cfs at 6am
9Change to
 51 cfs at 6am
1051 cfs
 all day
11Ramping down
to 49 cfs then
up to 75 cfs
12Change to
 79 cfs at 6am
13Change to
 76 cfs at 6am
14Change to
 75 cfs at 6am
15Change to
 76 cfs at 6am
1676 cfs
 all day
1776 cfs
 all day
1876 cfs
 all day
1976 cfs
 all day
2076 cfs
 all day
21Change to
 75 cfs at 6am
22Change to
 76 cfs at 6am
23Change to
 77 cfs at 6am
2477 cfs
 all day
2577 cfs
 all day
2677 cfs
 all day
2777 cfs
 all day
28Ramping down
to 70 cfs then
up to 75 cfs
29Change to
 76 cfs at 6am
3076 cfs
 all day
3176 cfs
 all day

 

February 2026
SunMonTueWedThuFriSat
176 cfs
 all day
2Change to
 77 cfs at 6am
377 cfs
 all day
477 cfs
 all day
577 cfs
 all day
677 cfs
 all day
777 cfs
 all day
877 cfs
 all day
977 cfs
 all day
1077 cfs
 all day
1177 cfs
 all day
12Change to
 76 cfs at 6am
1376 cfs
 all day
1476 cfs
 all day
1576 cfs
 all day
1676 cfs
 all day
17Change to
 77 cfs at 6am
1877 cfs
 all day
19Change to
 76 cfs at 6am
2076 cfs
 all day
2176 cfs
 all day
2276 cfs
 all day
2376 cfs
 all day
24Change to
 78 cfs at 6am
25Ramping up
to 88 cfs then
down to 50 cfs
26Change to
 51 cfs at 6am
27Change to
 46 cfs at 6am
2846 cfs
 all day

 

March 2026
SunMonTueWedThuFriSat
146 cfs
 all day
246 cfs
 all day
3Change to
 48 cfs at 8am
448 cfs
 all day
5Change to
 51 cfs at 6am
6Change to
 49 cfs at 6am
749 cfs
 all day
8Change to
 51 cfs at 6am
951 cfs
 all day
1051 cfs
 all day
1151 cfs
 all day
1251 cfs
 all day
1351 cfs
 all day
1451 cfs
 all day
15Change to
 52 cfs at 6am
1652 cfs
 all day
17Change to
 51 cfs at 6am
1851 cfs
 all day
1951 cfs
 all day
2051 cfs
 all day
2151 cfs
 all day
2251 cfs
 all day
23Change to
 50 cfs at 6am
2450 cfs
 all day
25Change to
 75 cfs at 11am
2675 cfs
 all day
2775 cfs
 all day
2875 cfs
 all day
2975 cfs
 all day
30Change to
 74 cfs at 6am
31Change to
 150 cfs at 8am
       

 

April 2026
SunMonTueWedThuFriSat
      1150 cfs
 all day
2Change to
 153 cfs at 6am
3Change to
 147 cfs at 6am
4147 cfs
 all day
5Change to
 150 cfs at 6am
6Change to
 149 cfs at 6am
7149 cfs
 all day
8Change to
 150 cfs at 6am
9150 cfs
 all day
10Change to
 150 cfs at 9am
11150 cfs
 all day
12150 cfs
 all day
13Change to
 154 cfs at 6am
14Change to
 152 cfs at 6am
15Ramping up
to 297 cfs then
down to 250 cfs
16250 cfs
 all day
17250 cfs
 all day
18250 cfs
 all day
19Change to
 295 cfs at 6am
20Change to
 297 cfs at 6am
21297 cfs
 all day
22Change to
 297 cfs at 6am
23Change to
 295 cfs at 6am
24295 cfs
 all day
25Change to
 318 cfs at 6am
26Change to
 305 cfs at 6am
27305 cfs
 all day
28Change to
 350 cfs at 9am
29350 cfs
 all day
30Change to
 346 cfs at 6am
   

 

May 2026
SunMonTueWedThuFriSat
          1346 cfs
 all day
2Change to
 349 cfs at 6am
3Change to
 344 cfs at 6am
4Change to
 349 cfs at 6am
5349 cfs
 all day
6349 cfs
 all day
7349 cfs
 all day
8349 cfs
 all day
9349 cfs
 all day
10Change to
 352 cfs at 6am
11Change to
 349 cfs at 6am
12349 cfs
 all day
13Change to
 346 cfs at 6am
14Change to
 344 cfs at 6am
15344 cfs
 all day
16344 cfs
 all day
17344 cfs
 all day
18344 cfs
 all day
19344 cfs
 all day
20Change to
 352 cfs at 6am
21352 cfs
 all day
22352 cfs
 all day
23352 cfs
 all day
24352 cfs
 all day
25352 cfs
 all day
26352 cfs
 all day
27Change to
 300 cfs at 7am
28Change to
 250 cfs at 7am
29250 cfs
 all day
30250 cfs
 all day
31250 cfs
 all day
           

 

June 2026
SunMonTueWedThuFriSat
  1250 cfs
 all day
2250 cfs
 all day
3250 cfs
 all day
4250 cfs
 all day
5250 cfs
 all day
6250 cfs
 all day
7250 cfs
 all day
8250 cfs
 all day
9Change to
 254 cfs at 6am
10254 cfs
 all day
11254 cfs
 all day
12254 cfs
 all day
13254 cfs
 all day
14254 cfs
 all day
15254 cfs
 all day
16254 cfs
 all day
17Change to
 250 cfs at 6am
18250 cfs
 all day
19250 cfs
 all day
20250 cfs
 all day
21250 cfs
 all day
22250 cfs
 all day
23Change to
 250 cfs at 6am
24250 cfs
 all day
25Change to
 270 cfs at 3pm
26270 cfs
 all day
27270 cfs
 all day
28270 cfs
 all day
29270 cfs
 all day
30Change to
 267 cfs at 6am
       

Water Management Issues:

1.  Releases shown were expected releases.  Actual releases may have been different.