Know the Flow
A Resource Library for Flood Awareness in the Truckee Meadows
“Know the Flow” is the Truckee River Flood Management Authority’s flood resource library. This library is a centralized database for flood preparedness in the Truckee Meadows. It includes flood depth maps to check and see if your home or business is in a floodplain, flood facts to understand what types of floods occur in northern Nevada, flood safety information to allow people to be prepared for the next emergency, photos and stories about the long history of flooding in Reno, Sparks, and Washoe County.
It could happen tomorrow…
It could happen tomorrow. Watch this documentary about flooding in the Truckee Meadows to learn how you might be affected by a flood, what you can do to prepare and stay safe, and what TRFMA is doing to protect the region from the devastating impacts of flooding in the Truckee Meadows.
TRFMA is working to protect our community from Billions in damages
If the 1997 New Year’s Flood happened today, it would cause an estimated $2.5 billion in damages to our region.
Creating a flood-resilient community
The Truckee River Flood Management Authority (TRFMA or ‘turf-ma’ for short) works to reduce the devastating impacts of flooding along the Truckee River by building infrastructure and managing the floodplain to reduce flood damages, safeguard public health, and create a more resilient community.
Photo Credits: 1997 Marilyn Newton RGJ
A Plan to Manage Flooding from the Truckee River
TRFMA ‘s overall plan to mitigate flooding on the Truckee River is called the Meadows Flood Project. This plan uses a series of levees, berms, floodwalls, and wetland terraces that work interdependently to protect our community from the devastating impacts of flooding.
