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Shasta and Colusa counties are also included. “Excessive runoff may result in flooding of rivers, creeks, streams and other low-lying and flood-prone locations,” the watch states. “Creeks ...
This flood management relieves pressure on the surrounding river levee systems and reduces the risk of urban flooding in nearby cities, such as Sacramento or Davis. During wet years, which occur during more than half of all rainy seasons, the Yolo Bypass is flooded; when flooded, it covers an area equal to 1 ⁄ 3 the area of San Francisco and ...
English: Flooding in Outside Colusa, California, USA February 11, 2017 The sediment-filled Sacramento River overflows onto fields and flood plains outside of Colusa, California after weeks of heavy rain in early February.
Since the 19th century, artificial levee systems have been constructed to enable farming in the fertile flood plain. Today there are 2,000,000 acres (8,100 km 2) of irrigated farmland in the Sacramento Valley. Due to the reduction of the floodplain area, the speed of flood flow in the Sacramento River has increased, creating a significant ...
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From 1800s to the mid 1900s, mercury was mined free of environmental regulation causing an influx of the element within Cache Creek. [8] In 2001, the Central Valley Regional Water Quality Control Board and the U.S. Geological Survey confirmed that Cache Creek was a contributor to the increase of mercury levels within the Sacramento River . [ 9 ]
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