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- 1862The Great Flood of 1862
The largest flood in California's recorded history turned the entire Sacramento Valley into a vast lake, devastating Marysville and reshaping how the region thought about water.
- 1955The Christmas Flood of 1955: Yuba City's Darkest Hour
On Christmas Eve 1955, the Feather River levee failed at Shanghai Bend, sending a 23-foot wall of water through Yuba City that killed 38 people and left 40,000 homeless.
- 1986The 1986 Linda Levee Failure
A 150-foot breach in the Yuba River levee flooded the community of Linda in 1986, leading to a landmark legal case that held the State of California liable for $464 million.
- 1997The 1997 New Year's Flood
On January 2, 1997, the Feather River levee failed at Arboga, flooding 50,000 acres and prompting the largest levee rehabilitation project in Yuba-Sutter history.