About this river
Steamboat Creek is an 11.2 mile river near Clearly Tahoe in Nevada. Streamflow is measured at the USGS gauge Steamboat CK at Steamboat, NV (site 10349300). The National Hydrography Dataset places it at stream order 5. Reach geometry comes from the USGS National Hydrography Dataset.
Typical flow by month
1962 to 2026
Steamboat Creek typically runs highest in May, at a median 15 cfs, and lowest in September, at 1.9 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 1,220 cfs, in 1986.
| Month | Typical (cfs) | Usual range (cfs) | Relative level |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 5.7 | 3.9 to 11 | |
| February | 7.0 | 4.4 to 15 | |
| March | 6.4 | 4.0 to 25 | |
| April | 6.5 | 3.4 to 26 | |
| May | 15 | 7.1 to 37 | |
| June | 14 | 4.0 to 52 | |
| July | 6.1 | 0.8 to 24 | |
| August | 2.5 | 0.2 to 12 | |
| September | 1.9 | 0.2 to 8.3 | |
| October | 4.3 | 1.0 to 9.1 | |
| November | 4.5 | 2.4 to 9.2 | |
| December | 4.8 | 3.4 to 7.3 |
Typical is the median of each month’s daily median values, and the usual range runs from the median 25th to the median 75th percentile, across about 65 years of record. Statistics published by the US Geological Survey for Steamboat CK at Steamboat, NV (site 10349300). Conditions on any given day can fall well outside the usual range. Check the current reading before you go.
Boat access nearby
One mapped launch sits in the mapped area of Steamboat Creek. Ramp data comes from the USGS national boat-ramp inventory.
- Washoe Lake State Park - 1Washoe LakePublic
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