Water Education Foundation
This is just one post in the Levees Category
Click here to view all posts

Manteca: Levee work protecting 20,000; Area southwest of Manteca still needs upgrades

Posted by: Maven on December 28, 2009 at 6:10 am

levee workFrom the Manteca Bulletin:

“It was a heavy snowfall – much like the Sierra experienced before Christmas – that set the stage 12 years ago this week.

It was followed by unseasonably warm temperatures for several weeks triggering a premature snowmelt that threatened to overwhelm New Melones Reservoir. That forced heavy releases that met up at Veritas southwest of Manteca with heavy releases as well Friant Dam up on the San Joaquin Valley watershed.

The rising water was too much for the levees protecting rural Manteca and Tracy to handle the volume. … “

Read more from the Manteca Bulletin by clicking here.

December 28, 2009 · Filed Under Levees

Comments

Leave a Reply