Northern Nevada is known for many things: the nice people; its proximity to Lake Tahoe; the small-town feel in a growing city. The Truckee River flowing through Reno and Sparks is often a pleasant surprise to visitors (and some residents!). Even more unknown than the river, however, is what lies at its end: Pyramid Lake. The […]
Similar to Chalk Creek, Mogul Creek is a minor tributary flowing down from Peavine Mountain into the Truckee River. Mogul Creek flows south through the Peavine foothills between residential developments, past Somersett Park – East, around a few golf holes of the Somersett Country Club, and down through a small valley before reaching more houses, […]
Alum Creek is an extremely pretty creek to follow if you’re in the mood for a walk. The creek flows through west Reno through the Caughlin Ranch area and enters the Truckee River just west of Crissie Caughlin Park. A footpath can be found next to a majority of the creek, and thanks to Steamboat […]
North Evans Creek is the creek that you might not realize you’re seeing if you’ve wandered around Rancho San Rafael Park in Reno. Flowing south from the Panther Valley area, this creek flows along North Virginia Street before entering Rancho. North Evans Creek follows Evans Canyon Trail from Vista Rafael Way to the Nature Trail in […]
Sitting up in Northwest Reno is Chalk Creek — one of multiple tributaries trickling down from Peavine Mountain and the surrounding hills into the Truckee River. Prior to urbanization in the area, Chalk Creek flowed only in response to storm events. Once residential and commercial buildings began to appear, the lower parts of Chalk Creek […]
We lumped Dog Creek and Sunrise Creek together due to size and location — basically, Sunrise Creek is teensy and it’s right next to Dog Creek. Dog Creek and Sunrise Creek sit up in Verdi, flowing down from the east-facing mountains between Stampede Reservoir and Verdi and into the Truckee River. Dog Creek passes through […]
We promise we won’t make any cliche jokes about how Dry Creek isn’t very dry right now………. Dry Creek is a tributary of the Truckee River that starts in the Southwest Reno area (Lakeside/Holcomb Ranch), shimmies northeasterly past the airport and into Boynton Slough, where it joins Steamboat Creek on its road to the Truckee […]
On the Friday before Christmas, we headed to South Evans Creek to do some ‘sploring. South Evans Creek drains from the foothills on the western edge of Reno. The headwaters emerge from alpine springs in vast meadows surrounded by dry forests, and trickle down canyons, through residential developments, through Bartley Ranch Park and into Dry Creek […]
One of the last tributaries on your way out of town (heading east) is the famous Steamboat Creek. “Now how in the world is a creek famous?” you may wonder. Well, around these parts, Steamboat Creek drains over 156,000 acres of land — more than any other creek in the Truckee Meadows region! Steamboat Creek […]
In an effort to explore not just the Truckee River, but more of its watershed, we’ve started visiting each tributary feeding our favorite river. To kick things off, we chose the North Truckee Drain, located in the Sparks/Spanish Springs area. Thanks to our friends at the City of Reno and this spectacular watershed map, we […]
