Here are some of the worst storms to hit the Sacramento area since John Sutter showed up. The flood of 1850 ushers in a new mayor Non-native people had virtually no experience in the Central ...

As recalled by the Sierra Sun in 2014, the first “Great Flood” or Great Inundation of 1850 was the first Sacramento flood to be accurately documented. The water rose fast, “muddying city ...

The Flood of 1850 welcomed Sacramento’s first residents and led to the construction of the city’s first levees. Nestled in the Central Valley between the Sierra Nevada to the east, the coastal ...

1850 and 1862. Add to it the recent flooding and atmospheric rivers that dropped record levels in January, and Sacramento's history is full of January floods. "Some could fairly argue that the ...

“It clearly worked as Sacramento has not experienced a catastrophic flood of the severity experienced in the 1850, 51, 53 or 61-62 floods,” Burg said.