Story by Tyler Stalker | U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Sacramento District | 08.05.2024
Today, more than half a million people live in Sacramento. While the promise of finding gold has dried up, the flood risk is as real as ever. That's why the Sacramento District is working on a series of projects designed to significantly reduce the flood risk for those who live and work in the region....
Story by Todd Plain | U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Sacramento District | 04.08.2013
The banks of the Sacramento River experience constant erosion and that’s a big reason why Sacramento has some of the highest flood risk in the nation. It's also the reason the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Sacramento District conducts an annual survey of the Sacramento River and its tributaries to determine where the worst erosion is taking place and which erosion sites should be repaired first....
