Truckee River Flows

Passing by the outlet of the lake, one can see that only one gate is open. Why? Well, do you have an hour. The explanation from Dept of Water Resources covers a lot of issues, all related to an array of policies related to water conservation, fish protection, water flows(min/max), and the amount of storage allowed/required before more gates are open. Rafting companies have accepted the regulators policies and will live with the results. Hence, no rafting by commercial companies for awhile yet.
With snow still visible on surrounding peaks(north slopes), it's hard to accept the flow limits this year. But, these decisions are years in the making with many contributors to the process. And, of course, it's Tahoe-where everybody has input and nobody makes an independent decision outside of the established order(except TRPA!).