Introduction A Hydrologic Overview of the Lake Tahoe and Truckee River Basins Lake Tahoe's Inflows and Outflows (Water Budget) The Upper Truckee River Basin The Lower Truckee River Basin Truckee River Flows (Runoff) and Rates of Flow Truckee River Water-Related Issues The Truckee River and the Newlands Irrigation Project Principal Storage Facilities of the Truckee River Basin Current Diversions from the Truckee River and Lake Tahoe Basins Derby Dam, the Truckee Canal, and Lahontan Reservoir Truckee River Operating Requirements and Procedures Changes to Pyramid Lake Over the 1987-1994 Drought Period Effects of the 1995 Water Year Water Basin Snowpack Water Content Trends A Water Budget for Pyramid Lake Pyramid Lake, Lake Fluctuations, and Climatic Changes Endnotes to Part I Introduction The Truckee River Basin encompasses an area of approximately 3,060 square miles (1) (1,958,400 acres) in the states of California and Nevada.
(The Truckee River Basin; encompasses; an area of approximately 3,060 square miles)
The Truckee River Basin
encompasses
an area of approximately 3,060 square miles