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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.
Flood control is the main purpose of the Yolo Bypass. When the flowrate of the Sacramento River exceeds approximately 55,000 cubic feet per second (93,000 m 3 /min), the excess is released into the Yolo Bypass at the passive Fremont Weir, [ 9 ] : 548 near that river's confluence with the Feather River .
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 ...
The Middle Fork begins near the summit of Snow Mountain, which at 7,050 feet (2,150 m) [8] is the highest point in both Colusa and Lake Counties, in the Snow Mountain Wilderness. [9] It flows west, north then east through Lake and Glenn Counties in a large semi-circle for 15.2 miles (24.5 km), before joining with the Middle Fork in Colusa ...
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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 ]
Some sections of California's coast are considered vulnerable to tsunamis. Find out where those locations are and how to best prepare.