In 1861-62, the bulk of California’s inhabitants were clustered in the Central Valley region, and Sacramento was at the heart of the new state’s burgeoning development.

The 1861-62 flood was a seminal moment in California history. That flood was said to have forced the state’s eighth governor, Leland Stanford, to row through floodwaters to his inauguration, and ...

The Great Flood of 1861–1862 was a preview of what scientists expect to see again, ... As Ingram and Dettinger note, atmospheric rivers are the primary vector for California’s floods.

In southern Utah, 1861-62 became known as the “year of the floods,” as homes, barns, a fiber and molasses mill and many forts were washed away, including the adobe home of a Mormon Bishop ...

California has experienced severe floods throughout the 20th Century, including in 1969, 1986, and 1997. But a flood from farther in the past – the Great Flood of 1862 – is being eyed by ...

Giant floods like those that inundated the Central Valley in 1861 and 1862 are part of California’s natural cycle, but the latest science shows that the coming megafloods, intensified by climate ...

The Great California Flood of 1861-1862 was a series of four floods from December 9, 1861, Dec. 23-28, January 9-12, 1862 and January 15-17.

The odds of a 1-in-200-year flood in California costing nearly $1 trillion (4% of U.S. GDP) are steadily rising due to climate change, with a greater than 50% chance of one occurring in the next ...

A lithograph of K Street in Sacramento, California during the Great Flood of 1861 to 1862. Credit: Wikimedia/Public Domain When it floods in California, the culprit is usually what’s known as an ...

A 2013 history of California flooding from the California Department of Water Resources listed the 1861-2 flood in all 10 of California's hydrologic regions. Even the desert was flooded.