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Reasons to be Cheerful reports on floodplain restoration in California's Central Valley as climate change intensifies both flooding and drought.
The Hidden Valley floodplain restoration project is adjacent to a restored section of Dos Rios Ranch, left, west of Modesto, Calif., Thursday, Feb. 29, 2024. Andy Alfaro/The Modesto Bee
One type of floodplain restoration are levee setbacks and dam removal, either full or partial, to allow for rivers to migrate within a space that is closer to the natural floodplain. [2] Another method is through a "beaded approach" with allows small portions of a floodplain to be restored to natural habitat and functions . [ 2 ]
The state has granted $40 million to River Partners to greatly expand the floodplain restoration it has demonstrated at Dos Rios Ranch. The nonprofit will identify rivers from Stanislaus to Kern ...
Delta Conveyance Project, formerly known as California Water Fix and Eco Restore or the Bay Delta Conservation Plan, is a $20 billion [1] plan proposed by Governor Jerry Brown and the California Department of Water Resources to build a 36 foot (11 m) diameter tunnel to carry fresh water from the Sacramento River southward under the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta to Bethany Reservoir for use by ...
The California Department of Water Resources's schematic map of the Yolo Bypass, 2009. Congress approved the Sacramento River Flood Control Project in 1911, with a plan to divert the water through multiple weirs and bypasses. The Yolo Bypass is one of two major bypasses in the Sacramento Valley that helps deter urban flooding. [5]
The Napa River-Napa Creek Flood Protection Project is a flood control project of the US Army Corps of Engineers in the city of Napa, California. The Project area includes some 6 miles (9.7 km) of the Napa River from the Butler Bridge on State Route 29 on the south to Trancas Street on the north. This section is the upper reach of the estuary ...
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