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Construction of the earthen dam was authorized by the United States Congress when it passed the Flood Control Act of 1944 in order to mitigate flooding downstream in Napa, California. [3] Funding for the dam was never appropriated by Congress, so in 1946 the City of Napa took on the project and built it at a cost of $550,000 plus $250,000 for ...
"Tornado warnings for Meadow Valley, Belden, Tobin, Kelly Ridge, Berry Creek, and Meadow Valley, had expired as of 4:30pm local time, according to the NWS's tornado-focused account on X (formerly ...
Amid dramatic ocean swells and drenching atmospheric rivers, a new report lays bare a hidden aspect of sea level rise that has been exacerbating flooding in the Bay Area.. The report, which was ...
On January 1, the Napa River reached 3 feet above flood stage in Napa and Cache Creek reached a record stage height of 14.14 feet and a record flow of 13,200 cfs which only caused minimal damage in Yolo County. The worst flooding occurred on the Feather River on January 2. The river stage height peaked at 50.4 at Nicolaus (2.4
The Napa River-Napa Creek Flood Protection Project is a Civil Works project of the US Army Corps of Engineers in the city of Napa, California. The Project area includes some 6 miles (10 km) of the Napa River from the Butler Bridge on State Route 29 on the south to Trancas Street on the north.
An intense, long-lasting atmospheric river is moving across California — bringing widespread power outages, mudslides and life-threatening flooding as it dumps heavy rain and snow. Follow our ...
In 1986, the worst of 23 floods recorded since 1865 on the Napa River occurred. 5,000 people were evacuated, 250 homes were destroyed, and three people lost their lives. After the devastating flood of 1986, the dormant Napa River Flood Project was revitalized. The Project underwent a lengthy redesign and was approved by the local voters in 1998.
Those homes were located in the wine country counties of Napa and Sonoma, ... local outlet News Channel 3-12 reports. ... Flash flood warning update. Tuesday 6 February 2024 07:15, ...