Upper Truckee River
| Upper Truckee River Lake Stream, Lake Valley Creek, Little Truckee River | |
|---|---|
Upper Truckee River, October 2010 | |
| Etymology | Named after the Paiute chief Truckee |
| Location | |
| Country | United States |
| State | California |
| Cities | Meyers, California, South Lake Tahoe, California |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | Red Lake Peak |
| • location | Sierra Nevada, Alpine County, California |
| • coordinates | 38°43′06″N 119°59′21″W / 38.71833°N 119.98917°W |
| • elevation | 9,480 ft (2,890 m) |
| Mouth | Lake Tahoe |
• location | El Dorado County, California |
• coordinates | 38°56′32″N 119°59′46″W / 38.94222°N 119.99611°W |
• elevation | 6,224 ft (1,897 m) |
| Basin features | |
| Tributaries | |
| • left | Echo Creek, Angora Creek |
| • right | Grass Lake Creek, Trout Creek (Lake Tahoe) (historically) |
The Upper Truckee River is a stream that flows northward from the western slope of Red Lake Peak in Alpine County, California to Lake Tahoe via the Truckee Marsh in South Lake Tahoe, California. The river flows northeasterly and is 23 miles (37 km) long. It is Lake Tahoe's largest tributary.