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Prosser Creek below Prosser Creek Dam near Truckee

USGS monitoring location. Launch access and paddling suitability have not been verified.

Weather comparison · not a safety rating

100

Favorable weather

Weather score out of 100

Weather only. This is a monitoring station, not a verified launch. Access, hazards and suitable flow are unknown.

Weather observation: Thu, 01 Oct 2026 17:15:00 GMT.

River observation: Thu, 01 Oct 2026 17:00:00 GMT.

Page checked: Thu, 01 Oct 2026 17:24:58 GMT. Readings older than one hour are not used for the current score.

Photograph taken near Prosser Creek below Prosser Creek Dam near Truckee
Nearby on Wikimedia Commons — Prosser Creek - panoramio.jpg by Michael Gordon, CC BY 3.0. Taken within 10km of this location — it may not show the launch itself.

Wind

0 mph

gusting to 4 mph

Air temp

64°F

0% chance of rain

River flow

73.6 cfs

normal for this date

Weather outlook

Saturday · 100

  • Thu

    89

  • Fri

    77

  • Sat

    100

    Best

  • Sun

    96

  • Mon

    81

  • Tue

    100

  • Wed

    100

Compares forecast wind, air temperature and rain. Does not assess river flow, swell, currents, water temperature or launch access. All times are local to this location.

Wind, next 12 hours

mph
Hourly wind forecast
HourWind (mph)Gusts (mph)
10a15
11a17
12p28
1p39
2p1012
3p1013
4p1113
5p913
6p612
7p411
8p33
9p11

Is this flow normal for October 1?

Today's 73.6 cfs is Right about the median for this date — which counts as normal water here.

The median flow on this date is 73 cfs, across 62 years of USGS record at this gauge. Whether that is runnable depends on the stretch — this is context, not a recommendation.

Why this score

  • Wind — 0 mph — light wind at the forecast location±0

We don't have launch notes for this one

This page is built from the USGS gauge at this location, and uses available public readings. We haven't verified where to put in, what the hazards are, or whether this stretch is legal or sensible to paddle. We'd rather say that than invent it. The links below are where to find out.

We also don't have a verified safe-flow range here, so the Paddle Score reflects weather only. Judge the flow number against local knowledge, not against our score.

Do your own homework

We show you live conditions. For local knowledge — where to put in, what the hazards are, whether it's worth the drive — here's where paddlers actually talk about this water. We don't vet these sources; check the dates and judge for yourself.

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