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The Tuolumne River Regional Park is a large urban park under development along a seven-mile (11 km) stretch of the Tuolumne River between the cities of Ceres, California and Modesto, California consisting of 500 acres(.78 mi 2, 2.02 km 2) of public grounds in Stanislaus County, California.
It then flows just north of the city of Waterford, California. Continuing west, it flows through Modesto, California. This is the most flood prone area of its route, primarily in the La Loma area. Dry Creek then terminates at its confluence with the Tuolumne River adjacent to the E & J Gallo Winery in downtown Modesto.
Modesto may close more parks as this latest storm progresses, according to the Facebook post. Residents can report fallen city trees, branches and limbs by calling the city at 209-342-2253.
Flood water is released from Hetch Hetchy Reservoir into the Tuolumne River. By volume, the Tuolumne is the largest river draining the southern Sierra, with an estimated virgin flow of 1,850,000 acre-feet (2.28 km 3) per year – over 2,550 cubic feet per second (72 m 3 /s). [2]
The Tuolumne River is expected to stay within its banks but still will be too dangerous to venture near.
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
More than 20 miles of trails within Garin and Dry Creek Pioneer Regional Parks give visitors the opportunity to explore the 5,857 acres that comprise these parklands. While the trails are not paved, they are great for hiking , horseback riding , and many are suitable for bicycles.
Historically Dry Creek and its tributaries have supported anadromous fish. [7] In the Dry Creek watershed four insecticides (DDT, aldrin, heptachlor, and dieldrin, were used extensively for soil insect control between 1945 and 1965; [8] certain residues of these chemical persist in upper soils of some of the upper Dry Creek watershed. In ...