Flood management Archives ~ Page 6 of 9 ~ MAVEN'S NOTEBOOK

March 19, 2023

By Lois Henry, SJV Water The drama was high on the Tulare Lake bed Saturday as flood waters pushed some...

SJV WATER: Hoping to “take the pressure off” flooded areas, a levee is cut in the old Tulare Lake

SJV Water

Current Conditions

March 19, 2023

By Lois Henry, SJV Water After days of debate and delay the Kings County Board of Supervisors ordered a levee...

FRESNOLAND: Big rivers kept in check as residents grappled with havoc from streams, springs and snowmelt in Madera and Fresno counties

Fresnoland

Current Conditions

March 18, 2023

By Gregory Weaver, Fresnoland In Fresno and Madera counties, it was smaller streams and snowmelt that caused most of the...

GRIST: How rising temperatures are intensifying California’s atmospheric rivers

Grist

Climate change Hydrology

March 15, 2023

As storms get warmer and wetter, the state’s flood control system is struggling to keep up. By Jake Bittle, Grist...

SJV WATER: Damage from “severe breach” of Friant-Kern Canal construction at Deer Creek difficult to assess

SJV Water

Water project operations

March 14, 2023

By Lois Henry, SJV Water An unfinished section of the new Friant-Kern Canal suffered a “severe breach” at Deer Creek...

SJV WATER: Kern River outflow from Lake Isabella is ramping up but, no, it is not a “flood release”

SJV Water

Current Conditions

March 14, 2023

By Lois Henry, SJV Water Outflow from Lake Isabella into the Kern River increased on Tuesday but only because downriver...

THE CONVERSATION: Why rain on snow in the California mountains worries scientists

The Conversation

Climate change Hydrology

March 14, 2023

By Keith Musselman, University of Colorado Boulder, The Conversation Another round of powerful atmospheric rivers is hitting California, following storms...

SJV WATER: Storm could “push the limits” of San Joaquin Valley’s flood response systems

SJV Water

Current Conditions

March 8, 2023

By Lois Henry, SJV Water If the coming storm hits as predicted starting late Thursday, San Joaquin Valley flooding hot...

COMMENTARY: How California can prepare for future floods before a megastorm hits

Cal Matters

Commentary

January 17, 2023

By Gerald Meral, director of the California Water Program at the Natural Heritage Institute Californians have suddenly turned their attention...

DWR NEWS: When the River Rises, Weirs Get to Work

Department of Water Resources (DWR)

Planning and management

January 12, 2023

By DWR News Much of California enjoyed a brief break from the succession of atmospheric river storms that have drenched...

COURTHOUSE NEWS: If not by drought then by megaflood: Climate change may have doubled risk of disastrous flooding in California

Courthouse News Service

Hydrology Planning and management

August 12, 2022

Already crippled by years of megadrought, California may have another climate change-induced worry on the horizon: economy-busting megafloods. By Madalyn...