List of Lake Tahoe inflow streams facts for kids
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Lake Tahoe inflow streams contribute 310,000 acre-feet (0.38 km3) of the 530,000 acre-feet (0.65 km3) of water that flows through Lake Tahoe every year. The list, below, groups rivers and creeks that flow into the lake by their locations on the north, east, south and west shores, in a clockwise order. Sub-tributaries are listed under the tributaries they feed, sorted by the elevation of the confluence so that tributaries entering nearest Lake Tahoe appear first.
| Name of stream | Washo name | Course | Average flow |
|---|---|---|---|
| North shore | |||
| Burton Creek | flows through and namesake of Burton Creek State Park | ||
| Dollar Creek | diphEkhwo'tha | flows into Lake Tahoe at Dollar Point, California | |
| Watson Creek | from near Mount Watson and Watson Lake, flows into Lake Tahoe at Ridgewood, near Carnelian Bay, California | ||
| Carnelian Canyon | a short unnamed creek flows down Carnelian Canyon to Lake Tahoe at Carnelian Bay | ||
| Tahoe Vista | Snow creek flows through Tahoe Vista to Lake Tahoe at Moon Dune Beach | ||
| Griff Creek | flows from Martis Peak to Kings Beach | ||
| Incline Creek | maʔgóyola | flows through Diamond Peak Ski Resort to Crystal Bay, Lake Tahoe at Incline Village | 4,740 acre-feet per year (0.19 m3/s) |
| East shore | |||
| Burke Creek | flows from Genoa Peak to Stateline, Nevada | ||
| Glenbrook Creek | dawmalá:dɨp | 890 acre-feet per year (0.03 m3/s) | |
| Lincoln Creek | flows from Genoa Peak to Cave Rock | ||
| Logan House Creek | 300 acre-feet per year (0.01 m3/s) | ||
| McFaul Creek | flows into Lake Tahoe at Zephyr Cove, Nevada | ||
| Mill Creek | flows into Lake Tahoe past the Ponderosa Ranch | ||
| Edgewood Creek | ʔlá:m wát'a | Namesake for Edgewood Golf Course | 2,300 acre-feet per year (0.09 m3/s) |
| Marlette Creek | pagác'ima | heads on Marlette Lake and runs west to Lake Tahoe | 1,740 acre-feet per year (0.07 m3/s) |
| North Canyon Creek | flows into Lake Tahoe at Deadman's Point in Glenbrook, Nevada | ||
| Secret Harbor Creek | |||
| Third Creek | 5,630 acre-feet per year (0.22 m3/s) | ||
| Tunnel Creek | flows into Lake Tahoe near Hidden Beach | ||
| South shore | |||
| Trout Creek | originates south of Freel Peak in the Carson Range to South Lake Tahoe | 25,770 acre-feet per year (1.01 m3/s) | |
| Upper Truckee River | flows from Red Lake Peak to South Lake Tahoe | 71,311 acre-feet per year (2.79 m3/s) | |
| Taylor Creek | dawgašašíwa | heads in Fallen Leaf Lake and enters lake west of Camp Richardson | 30,910 acre-feet per year (1.21 m3/s) |
| Tallac Creek | debelelélek | starts on Mount Tallac and flows north to Lake Tahoe | |
| Cascade Creek | headwaters at near Kalmia Lake and flows into Lake Cascade then into Lake Tahoe | ||
| Eagle Creek | headwaters at Dicks Peak and flows down Eagle Canyon into Emerald Bay and Lake Tahoe | ||
| West shore | |||
| Rubicon Creek | headwaters at Rubicon Peak to the North and Jakes Peak to the South, and flows into Lake Tahoe near D.L. Bliss State Park | ||
| General Creek | dukMéʔem | headwaters at Peak 8721 and flow into Lake Tahoe | 11,800 acre-feet per year (0.46 m3/s) |
| Meeks Creek | headwaters at Rubicon Lake and flows to D.L. Bliss State Park | ||
| McKinney Creek | šuʔwélɨk | headwaters at Lily Lake; flows through McKinney Lake and into Lake Tahoe at Chambers Landing at the south end of McKinney Bay | |
| Quail Creek | headwaters at Quail Lake and flows into Lake Tahoe | ||
| Homewood Creek | dúku dawot'o | headwaters at Peak 8416 and flows into Lake Tahoe | |
| Madden Creek | headwaters at Ellis Peak and flows into Lake Tahoe | ||
| Blackwood Creek | dogásliʔ | headwaters at Peak 8652 and flow down into Lake Tahoe | 26,280 acre-feet per year (1.03 m3/s) |
| Ward Creek | dagásliʔ | headwaters at Peak 8521 and flow down Ward canyon into Lake Tahoe | 18,390 acre-feet per year (0.72 m3/s) |
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