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Kentfield, California. Kentfield (formerly Ross Landing, Tamalpais, and Kent) [5] is a census-designated place (CDP) in Marin County, California, United States, just north of San Francisco. Kentfield is located 2 miles (3 km) southwest of downtown San Rafael, [5] at an elevation of 115 feet (35 m). [3] The population was 6,808 at the 2020 ...
In a three-day period on January 3–5, 1982, significant flooding occurred in the San Francisco Bay area due to a significant storm system which impacted the area. Widespread rainfall amounts of over 6 inches (150 mm) fell, triggering flooding, with portions of Marin County receiving up to 16 inches (410 mm) of rain and the San Lorenzo Valley ...
In Marin County, Mount Tamalpais recorded over 16 inches (410 mm) of rain. [34] Central California saw multiple areas record rainfall totals of at least 5–10 inches (130–250 mm) of rain, with a maximum total of 16.56 inches (421 mm) of rain recorded at Middle Peak, in the Sierra Nevada.
The flooding beneath the dam killed at least 431 people, and probably more. [12][13][14] Late December 1933 – The Crescenta Valley flooding occurred after 12 inches (300 mm) of rain fell in the communities of La Crescenta, La Cañada and Montrose just north of Los Angeles. On New Year's Eve, more rain fell.
2022–2023 California floods. Periods of heavy rainfall caused by multiple atmospheric rivers in California between December 31, 2022, and March 25, 2023, resulted in floods that affected parts of Southern California, the California Central Coast, Northern California and Nevada. [3][4] The flooding resulted in property damage [5][6][7] and at ...
The Marin Municipal Water District (MMWD) is the government agency that provides drinking water to southern and central Marin County, California. Chartered in 1912, it became California's first municipal water district. [1] It serves 191,000 customers [2] in a 147-square-mile (380 km 2) area that includes ten towns and cities.
The Veench Vista - Marin County. Despite the lack of rain in the Marin County area due to historic drought levels, [20] in 2014, an estimated 20,000 juvenile Coho salmon made the migration from their spawning grounds in the Lagunitas Creek area to the Pacific Ocean. This increase in migration was significantly up from the previous historic ...
In early February 2024, two atmospheric rivers brought extensive flooding, intense winds, and power outages to portions of California. The storms caused record-breaking rainfall totals to be observed in multiple areas, as well as the declaration of states of emergency in multiple counties in Southern California. [3][4] Wind gusts of hurricane ...