List of Lake Tahoe inflow streams

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, and lists them in a clock-wise 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
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		head waters start at near Kalmia Lake and flows into Cascade Lake then into Lake Tahoe
Eagle Creek		head waters start at Dicks Peak and flows down Eagle Canyon into Emerald Bay and Lake Tahoe
West shore
Rubicon Creek		head waters start 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	head waters start at Peak 8721 and flow into Lake Tahoe	11,800 acre-feet per year (0.46 m3/s)
Meeks Creek		head waters start at Rubicon Lake and flows to D.L. Bliss State Park
Quail Creek		head waters start at Quail Lake and flows into Lake Tahoe
Homewood Creek		head waters start at Peak 8416 and flows into Lake Tahoe
Madden Creek		head waters start at Ellis Peak and flows into Lake Tahoe
Blackwood Creek	dogásliʔ	head waters start at Peak 8652 and flow down into Lake Tahoe	26,280 acre-feet per year (1.03 m3/s)
Ward Creek	dagásliʔ	head waters start at Peak 8521 and flow down Ward canyon into Lake Tahoe	18,390 acre-feet per year (0.72 m3/s)

See also

• List of rivers of California
• List of rivers of Nevada
• List of rivers of the Great Basin