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December 24, 1861 – February 1862 – The largest flood in California's history occurred, lasting for 45 days, reaching full flood stage in different areas between January 9–12, 1862. The entire Sacramento and San Joaquin valleys were inundated for 300 miles (480 km), averaging 20 miles (32 km) in breadth.
The Great Flood of 1862 was the largest flood in the recorded history of California, Oregon, and Nevada, inundating the western United States and portions of British Columbia and Mexico. It was preceded by weeks of continuous rains and snows that began in Oregon in November 1861 and continued into January 1862.
The following is a timeline of the history of the city of Sacramento, ... Flood. [1] 1863 – Central ... Sacramento History Center established.
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From February 15 to the end of March 1904 occurred the most destructive flood as far as property was concerned in the recorded history of Sacramento. The greatest known flood occurred forty-odd years before, In January, 1862 and was due to rainfall, the precipitation in December, 1861 and January, 1962 just prior to it having been 23.62 inches.
Consequently, levee breaches on the Sacramento and the flooding of the Yolo Bypass inundated many acres of farmland. The Truckee River also had near-record flows with a peak stage height of 13.13 feet and a flow rate of 14,900 cfs at Farad (well above flood stage) which flooded Downtown Truckee .
Parts of Stockton, Modesto and Yuba City also have flood advisories issued. Flooding, thunder and possible hail: Sacramento region braces for another storm Skip to main content
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