Improving American River Flood Frequency Analyses
Sacramento, California, has grown literally at the edge of the Sacramento and American Rivers and for 150 years has struggled to protect itself from periodic floods by employing structural and land management measures. Much of the population lives behind levees, and most of the city''s downtown business and government area is vulnerable to flooding.
A major flood in 1986 served as impetus for effor...
Sacramento, California, has grown literally at the edge of the Sacramento and American Rivers and for 150 years has struggled to protect itself from periodic floods by employing structural and land management measures. Much of the population lives behind levees, and most of the city''s downtown business and government area is vulnerable to flooding.
A major flood in 1986 served as impetus for effor...
