Truckee
1. Alpine Meadows Road to Floriston (Floriston Run)
September 5, 2022
| Reporter | Matt Kuckuk |
| Gauge Reading | 700 cfs at TRUCKEE R A FARAD CA |
| Flow | Medium Runnable |
From Tahoe City to Floriston the Truckee is best considered as 6 sections, with many variations possible:
Tahoe City to River Ranch: Class 1 with many raft tourists in the summer. (Use Tahoe City gauge)
River Ranch to about Bridge 4: Nice short class III- run. (Tahoe City gauge)
Bridge 4 to above town of Truckee: Class I-II, starting out II+. (Truckee gauge)
'Town Run' through Truckee down to Glenshire: Class III (Truckee gauge)
Glenshire to Boca: Class II+ (Truckee gauge)
Boca to Floriston: starts out class II, then to III- as you enter Floriston Gorge, then Jaws and Bronco at Class IV. Many people call Jaws & Bronco only Class III, but this stretch is very familiar to the local boating community and is run frequently. Viewed without this familiarity effect, I agree with Bruce's comment earlier, and the Holbeck / Stanley book with their IV rating. (Use Boca gauge.)
Then downstream of Floriston, the run down to Farad has nice gradient starting out Class III with the blown-out dam rapids.