Flooding (Sacramento, Marysville: insurance, utilities, cost)

[lisahuffman7]

Is Natomas a prime place for flooding? Is there anywhere in the Sac area that doesn't have a flood risk?

[Guingirl]

There are parts of the whole valley that [u]used[/U] to flood.

That being said, what has been in the news lately is that USGS has revoked the "100 year flood plane certification" for the Natomas levees. They should have that rectified in the near future, but for right now, flood insurance is required. For me, it cost an additional 360.00 per year.

[LRV476]

I have a friend who works in erosion control. I had asked him about the levees in Marysville, Plumas Lake area as it is not as developed as Natomas. His response was he would be worried more about the Natomas levees. I dont' think they've gotten attention for a while, now. You may be able to look up info on it through the county website- I think it's Sacramento Cty- I'm in Placer, so I'm not sure...

[rey126]

sacramemto as whole is a flood zone.. have you seen all the canals all over sacramento. They have a major water problem

[simplygib]

Yes there are areas in around Sacramento with no flood risk. The following link has Sacramento-area flood maps: City of Sacramento Department of Utilities - Solid Waste - Maps


This particular map shows what the flood depth would be in various areas if the levees weren't there to protect them. The areas aren't labeled so if you aren't familiar with Sacramento it might be a little confusing, but the border on the left is the Sacramento River, and the river flowing into it from the east is the American River. Natomas is to the north of the confluence of the two rivers. http://www.cityofsacramento.org/util...ood_Depths.pdf

[Tiger Beer]

Originally Posted by simplygib

Yes there are areas in around Sacramento with no flood risk. The following link has Sacramento-area flood maps: City of Sacramento Department of Utilities - Solid Waste - Maps


This particular map shows what the flood depth would be in various areas if the levees weren't there to protect them. The areas aren't labeled so if you aren't familiar with Sacramento it might be a little confusing, but the border on the left is the Sacramento River, and the river flowing into it from the east is the American River. Natomas is to the north of the confluence of the two rivers. http://www.cityofsacramento.org/util...ood_Depths.pdf

This is fairly sobering map of what would be flooded if the levees failed.

I wanted to bring this topic up, because as I was mentioning that I was interested in possibly moving to Sacramento, someone else mentioned "Modern Marvels" and that Sacramento is one of the most flood-prone cities in the nation. It made me want to look it up...and sure enough, it is!

American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE)

Feds Fear Levee Failure in Sacramento (http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/n/a/2008/01/15/state/n121832S92.DTL - broken link)

[Curmudgeon]

But leave it to the politicians in thrall to the developers to try to minimize the danger.

There was a reason the city was raised 10 feet back in the 1800s.