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Reports, Videos, and Photos

Below are links to various reports, videos, and photos that pertain to the Delta.
Contact Mike Bittner at (916) 651-7018, or at mbittner@water.ca.gov to order any of the following reports or videos.  Click on any report title to see an image of the cover.

Historic Floods of the Delta

Historic Inundation of Delta Islands
 

Reports

Delta Levees and Channels
October 1994.

Actions & Priorities -- Delta Flood Protection Act -- Eight Western Delta Islands
March 1990.

Initial Actions -- Special Flood Control Projects for Eight Western Delta Islands
June 1989.

Plan of Action for Flood Control for the Towns of Thornton and Walnut Grove
February 1989.

SB 34 Delta Levees Mitigation Guidance Document
May 1995.

SB 34 Delta Levees Master Environmental Assessment
October 1995

Senate Bill 34 -- The Delta Flood Protection Act of 1988 -- Report to the Legislature
March 1997

SB 34 -- The Delta Flood Protection Act of 1988 -- Report to the Legislature
April 1995

SB 34 -- The Delta Flood Protection Act of 1988 -- Report to the Legislature
April 1993

Videos

Dredge & Berm -- Total running time: 6 minutes, 10 seconds.
   Levee improvement project on Twitchell Island completed in 1993 that incorporated beneficial reuse of dredge material from Clifton Court Forebay.

In the Nick of Time -- Total running time: 8 minutes.
   Overview of levee improvement projects to protect the towns of Thornton and New Hope Tract.

Twitchell Island Wave Wash Erosion -- Total running time: 4 minutes
   Video of high winds and wave damage that occured at Twitchell Island on February 7, 1998.

Photos

Pictures of the high wind and flood conditions on February 7, 1998
| Sherman Island | Webb Tract |

Pictures of the Van Sickle Island project sites during the storm on January 11, 2001
| 1 | 2 | 3 |

1998 Bouldin Island Flood photos

Delta Atlas

The Sacramento San Joaquin Delta Atlas is online.  It contains much information about the Delta, including its geography, pertinent statutes, reclamation projects, and several other issues.  It can be viewed here.


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