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71-527: Camp Kohler was located in the northeast corner of unincorporated Sacramento County , California , United States, until it was destroyed by a fire in 1947. Initially a camp for migrant farm workers, it became the Sacramento Assembly Center a temporary detention center for interned Japanese Americans in 1942. The site is one of 12 California assembly centers that share designation as California Historical Landmark No. 934. From 1943 to 1945

142-411: A female householder with no husband present, and 34.4% were non-families. 26.7% of all households were made up of individuals, and 8.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.64 and the average family size was 3.24. In the county, 27.6% of the population was under the age of 18, 9.5% was from 18 to 24, 31.0% from 25 to 44, 20.9% from 45 to 64, and 11.1%

213-406: A fire burned many of the wood buildings remaining. After the war, returning Japanese Americans, prevented from owning their pre-war homes by discriminatory legislation and faced with a severe housing shortage, were often unable to find housing, and 234 families temporarily lived at Camp Kohler in late 1945. Today, the former Signal Corps camp site is part of a residential subdivision just outside

284-459: A long-term change in precipitation and was a symptom of the natural variability, although the record-high temperature that accompanied the recent drought may have been amplified due to human-induced global warming . This was confirmed by a 2015 scientific study which estimated that global warming "accounted for 8–27% of the observed drought anomaly in 2012–2014. Although natural variability dominates, anthropogenic warming has substantially increased

355-524: A majority in the county was George H. W. Bush in 1988 . In gubernatorial elections, Sacramento County is typically a bellwether, having voted for the winner every time since 1962 with the exception of 1970 and 2002. In the House of Representatives , all of California's 6th congressional district and portions of its 3rd , and 7th districts are in the county. In the State Assembly , all of

426-486: A political party. The following table includes the number of incidents reported and the rate per 1,000 persons for each type of offense. School districts include: K-12: Secondary: Elementary: Sacramento Regional Transit District , also known as Sacramento RT, provides public transit throughout the county. It operates bus services, as well as light rail services on the Blue , Green , and Gold lines. In addition,

497-593: Is a county located in the U.S. state of California . As of the 2020 census , the population was 1,585,055. Its county seat is Sacramento , which has been the state capital of California since 1854. Sacramento County is the central county of the Greater Sacramento metropolitan area. The county covers about 994 square miles (2,570 km ) in the northern portion of the Central Valley , on into Gold Country . Sacramento County extends from

568-486: Is a privately owned airport between North Highlands and Rio Linda. There are also privately owned public use airports located in Elk Grove and Rio Linda. The Sacramento County Department of Transportation (SACDOT) maintains approximately 2200 miles of roadway within the unincorporated area. The roads range from six lane thoroughfares to rural roads. In February 1851, the county was divided into eight civil townships :

639-478: Is buried in the old Franklin Cemetery. According to the U.S. Census Bureau , the county has a total area of 994 square miles (2,570 km ), of which 965 square miles (2,500 km ) is land and 29 square miles (75 km ) (3.0%) is water. Most of the county is at an elevation close to sea level, with some areas below sea level. The highest point in the county is Carpenter Hill at 828 feet (252 m), in

710-423: Is forecast, water is allowed to be stored above the legal flood control limit, rather than being wasted downstream. This program is known as "Forecast Informed Reservoir Operations". In addition, capital improvements such as the $ 900 million spillway project at Folsom Dam will allow greater flexibility in water releases, making it safer to maintain a high reservoir level during the wet season. California has one of

781-434: Is generally defined as "a deficiency of precipitation over an extended period of time (usually a season or more), resulting in a water shortage." A lack of rainfall (or snowfall) or precipitation in meager quantities, higher than average temperatures and dry air masses in the atmosphere commonly underlie drought conditions; these natural factors are further complicated by increases in populations and water demands. Since

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852-693: Is intrinsic to the natural climate of California. Across the Californian region, paleoclimate records dating back more than 1,000 years show more significant dry periods compared to the latest century. Ancient data reveals two mega-droughts that endured for well over a century, one lasting 220 years and one for 140 years. The 20th century was fraught with numerous droughts, yet this era could be considered relatively "wet" compared against an expansive 3,500 year history. In recent times, droughts lasting five to 10 years have raised concern, but are not anomalous. Rather, decade long droughts are an ordinary feature of

923-662: Is limited to approximately 71 percent of capacity in the winter in order to control rain flooding. Levees along Northern California rivers, such as the Sacramento and American rivers, are quite generously sized in order to pass large volumes of floodwater. In the San Joaquin River basin ( San Joaquin Valley ) and other areas of the state where snowpack is the primary source of river flow, river channels are sized mainly to control snowmelt floods, which do not produce

994-482: Is rain floods in the November–April wet season. Oceanic " atmospheric river " or Pineapple Express storms can generate massive precipitation in a short period (often up to 50 percent of the total annual rainfall in just a few storms). This requires a certain safety margin to be maintained in reservoirs, which are often not allowed to capacity until late April or May. Shasta Lake , California's largest reservoir,

1065-541: Is responsible for regulating the flow. Water in California can be expensive. This leads to awareness of water management challenges. In some instances, water tables underground have dropped from 100 to 400–600 feet deep, basically shutting off most private well owners from their own water sources. Water is managed by government consent, which assumes ownership and management of all free flowing rivers, lakes, and bodies of water in its jurisdictions. In many cases in

1136-488: Is to become the future of the earth. While variability in climate patterns are a natural occurrence, AR6 concluded that human influences have increased the chance of compound extreme weather events, specifically "increases in the frequency of concurrent heatwaves and droughts on the global scale" with high confidence. According to the NOAA Drought Task Force report of 2014, the drought is not part of

1207-628: The 7th and 8th districts and parts of the 6th , 9th , and 11th districts are in the county. In the State Senate , parts of the 1st , 3rd , 4th , 6th , and 8th districts are in the county. According to the California Secretary of State , as of October 22, 2012, Sacramento County has 698,899 registered voters, out of 944,243 eligible (74%). Of those, 306,960 (44%) are registered Democrats, 225,688 (32%) are registered Republicans , and 134,677 (19%) have declined to state

1278-595: The Arctic oscillation and North Atlantic oscillation which removed storms from the U.S. in the winter of 2011–2012. Meeting EPA water quality standards currently requires allowing billions of gallons per day to flow into the ocean. On March 20, 2023, Trinity Lake was losing 1 billion gallons per day to Flow Augmentation. This happened during historic drought, while Trinity was at only 50% of historical average, and all other major California lakes were at least 91% of historical average. The Trinity River Restoration Program

1349-622: The Army Signal Corps and dedicated as Camp Kohler Training Camp. Camp Kohler also served as the Walegra Engineer Depot during the war. At the camp there was: housing for 5,000, training maneuvers, field training, swimming pool, five obstacle courses, hospital, and a small arms practice range on the 3,014 acres. A Southern Pacific Railroad line supported the camp. The camp closed in December 1946. On June 20, 1947,

1420-877: The California Zephyr , the Capitol Corridor , and the San Joaquins , which link the region with destinations across California and the United States. Sacramento International Airport is a major, full-service airport with passenger flights. It is owned by the County of Sacramento. The county also owns Sacramento Mather Airport in Rancho Cordova and Sacramento Executive Airport , both of which are general aviation airports. Sacramento McClellan Airport , formerly McClellan Air Force Base,

1491-627: The Democratic candidates. Candidates from the Democratic Party have carried the county in the past eight presidential elections, and have won a majority of the county's votes four times during that time (in 2008 , 2012 , 2016 , and 2020 ). The city of Sacramento is strongly Democratic, while rural areas are strongly Republican ; suburban areas are more divided. This pattern is also present in congressional and state legislative elections. The last Republican presidential candidate to win

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1562-552: The Pacific Ocean (and the eruption of Mount Pinatubo in June 1991) most likely caused unusual persistent heavy rains. 2007–2009 saw three years of drought conditions, the 12th worst drought period in the state's history, and the first drought for which a statewide proclamation of emergency was issued. The drought of 2007–2009 also saw greatly reduced water diversions from the state water project. The summer of 2007 saw some of

1633-640: The Sacramento County Superior Court . Under its foundational Charter, the five-member elected Sacramento County Board of Supervisors (BOS) is the county legislature. The board operates in a legislative, executive, and quasi-judicial capacity. The current members are: The Sacramento County Code is the codified law of Sacramento County in the form of local ordinances passed by the Board of Supervisors. The Sacramento County Sheriff provides court protection and jail management for

1704-490: The San Bernardino National Forest . Nestle's continued bottling in the forest after its permit to do so was expired by decades. In doing so, Nestle depleted Strawberry Creek . Another bottled water company, Crystal Geyser , was found to be illegally transporting and dumping arsenic-laded wastewater from its bottling facilities. Orange County is working toward water independence by building

1775-586: The Yolobus provides Sacramento County with service connecting to destinations in neighboring Yolo County , such as Davis . SaRT and Yolobus both provide bus services connecting Sacramento with Sacramento International Airport . Amtrak and its Amtrak California subsidiary operate passenger rail service from the Sacramento Valley station . This station is served by the Coast Starlight ,

1846-507: The 21st century. In 2015, California experienced its lowest snowpack in at least 500 years; the 2012–15 period was the driest in at least 1200 years. However, the winter of 2016–17 was the wettest ever recorded in Northern California, surpassing the previous record set in 1982–83. In February 2017, Shasta, Oroville and Folsom Lakes were simultaneously dumping water into the ocean for flood control . Lake Oroville flowed over

1917-834: The California water supply is attained from numerous sources, fulfilled by varied and intricate weather patterns, there is no one cause of drought. California is not only the most populous state and largest agricultural producer in the United States, it is also the most biodiverse; as such, drought in California can have a far reaching economic and environmental impacts. There are five major technical categories of drought: (1) Meteorological, (2) Agricultural, (3) Hydrological, (4) Socioeconomic, and (5) Ecological. A meteorological drought may be short lived without causing disturbance; but when longer lasting may enter other categories according to its impacts. In addition to technical categories, Governor Gavin Newsom and his administration introduced in 2023

1988-617: The Sacramento Assembly Center, confined Japanese Americans from Sacramento and San Joaquin Counties while they waited to be transferred to a more permanent and isolated War Relocation Authority camp. Also known as the Walerga Assembly Center , it was one of the smaller WCCA camps and operated for 52 days, from May 6 to June 26, 1942. Upon closure of the assembly center, the site was turned over to

2059-467: The US, water has been used for commercial purposes, such as Nestle 's 72 brands of bottled water. It is managed by governmental authorities selling its water rights. Some local and state governments have resorted to selling water rights for income even when it harms the local community and environment (e.g. taking water away from California and bottling and shipping it to water-rich parts of the United States and

2130-481: The applicability of the entropy minimax method of statistical analysis of multivariate data to the problem of determining the conditional probability of drought one or two years into the future, with the area of special interest being California. Christensen et al. (1980) demonstrated an information-theoretic model predicted the probability that precipitation will be below or above average with modest but statistically significant skill one, two and even three years into

2201-581: The camp was a training center for US World War II forces. Camp Kohler had many uses throughout its existence. It began as a migrant farm worker camp and was later used to house over 4,700 Japanese Americans who had been removed from the West Coast during World War II . One of 15 temporary detention sites known as "assembly centers" and run by the Wartime Civilian Control Administration, the Sacramento site, called

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2272-544: The capacity of the pumps. This is further complicated by environmental rules which restrict pumping during certain months of the year, to protect migrating fish. In water year 2015, 9,400,000 acre-feet (11.6 km ) of water flowed through the Sacramento–San Joaquin River Delta, but only 1,900,000 acre-feet (2.3 km ) were recovered into water distribution systems. Most of California's major reservoirs serve important flood control functions. Due to

2343-495: The census of 2000, there were 1,223,499 people, 453,602 households, and 297,562 families residing in the county. The population density was 1,267 inhabitants per square mile (489/km ). There were 474,814 housing units at an average density of 492 per square mile (190/km ). The racial makeup of the county was 64.0% White , 10.6% Black or African American , 1.09% Native American , 13.5% Asian , 0.6% Pacific Islander , 7.5% from other races , and 5.8% from two or more races. 19.3% of

2414-605: The city of Sacramento and Folsom provide additional, often non-essential services. It is composed of the elected five-member Board of Supervisors , several other elected offices including the Sheriff , District Attorney , and Assessor , and numerous county departments and entities under the supervision of the County Executive Officer. In addition, several entities of the government of California have jurisdiction conterminous with Sacramento County, such as

2485-688: The city of Sacramento, in a community called Foothill Farms . There is a sign on Roseville Road that reads Camp Kohler, 5922 Roseville Rd, Gate 201. It is next to a fenced area that has a building and a tower with a rotating antenna. There also appear to be remnants of the camp in Walerga Park at the northwest corner of Palm Avenue and College Oak Drive, where there is a plaque commemorating California Historical Landmark #934, Temporary Detention Camps for Japanese Americans-Sacramento Assembly Center. Sacramento County Sacramento County ( / ˌ s æ k r ə ˈ m ɛ n t oʊ / )

2556-494: The climate of California. Furthermore, global La Niña meteorological events are generally associated with drier and hotter conditions and further exacerbation of droughts in California and the Southwestern and to some extent Southeastern United States . Meteorological scientists have observed that La Niñas have become more frequent over time. Increasingly dramatic fluctuations in California weather have been observed in

2627-414: The concept of a political drought, where state public policy actions would need to continue even after short-term drought conditions may have ameliorated. Precipitation in California occurs mostly from November to May, with the vast majority of rain and snowfall across the state occurring during the winter months. This delicate balance means that a dry rainy season can have lasting consequences. Drought

2698-851: The county include the Sacramento County Park Rangers that service the County Parks, Twin Rivers Unified School District Police servicing police services for Twin Rivers School District, and the Fulton-El Camino Park District Police Department servicing Recreation and Park Districts. Sacramento County was politically competitive in most presidential elections between 1976 and 2004, but now votes significantly in favor of

2769-541: The decrease of surface and groundwater, the California Water Science Center is a part of a team trying to restore and maintain water flow in these at risk areas. With reduction of water flow and increased windy or dry weather, wildfire risks increase; lightning strikes or accidental human mistake can lead to huge wildfires due to the drier-than-normal climate. Adaptation is the process of adjusting to circumstances, which means not trying to stop

2840-595: The driest year in state history to date. According to the Los Angeles Times , "Drought in the 1970s spurred efforts at urban conservation and the state's Drought Emergency Water Bank came out of drought in the 1980s.". Additionally as drought prediction was essentially random and in response to recent severe drought years, in 1977 the U.S. Department of the Interior, Office of Water Research and Technology contracted Entropy Limited for an exploratory study of

2911-490: The drought – approximately 102 million, including 62 million in 2016 alone. By the end of 2016, 30% of California had emerged from the drought, mainly in the northern half of the state, while 40% of the state remained in the extreme or exceptional drought levels. Heavy rains in January 2017 were expected to have a significant benefit to the state's northern water reserves, despite widespread power outages and erosional damage in

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2982-442: The drought, but trying to preserve the water given the drought conditions. This is the most used option, because stopping a drought is difficult given that it is a meteorological process. Adapting to the problem using innovation and problem solving is often the cheaper and more useful way to go because trying to change the natural processes of the earth could have unforeseen consequences . A precipitation shortage leaves less water in

3053-730: The drought. In the spring of 2015, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration named the probability of the presence of El Niño conditions until the end of 2015 at 80%. Historically, El Niño conditions were present during sixteen winters between 1951 and 2015. Six of those had below-average rainfall, five had average rainfall, and five had above-average rainfall. However, as of May 2015, drought conditions had worsened and above average ocean temperatures had not resulted in large storms. The drought led to Governor Jerry Brown's instituting mandatory 25 percent water restrictions in June 2015. Many millions of California trees died from

3124-672: The emergency spillway for the first time in 48 years, after the main spillway was damaged resulting in the temporary evacuation of 200,000 people. The combined inflow to Shasta, Oroville and Folsom Lakes on February 9 was 764,445 acre-feet (0.942929 km ). Two days later, the combined flood control release was 370,260 acre-feet (0.45671 km ). This water would have been worth $ 370M at Los Angeles County municipal rates. Throughout recent recorded history, California has experienced periodic droughts , such as 1841, 1864, 1895, 1924, 1928–1935, 1947–1950, 1959–1961, 1976–1977, 1986–1992, 2007–2009, and 2011–2017 , and 2020–2022. Since 1841,

3195-616: The entire county. It provides patrol and detective services for the unincorporated areas of the county. Incorporated municipalities within the county that have their own municipal police departments or contract with the Sacramento County sheriff for their policing are: Elk Grove, 170,000, municipal department; Citrus Heights, 88,000, municipal department; Folsom, 78,000, municipal department; Isleton, sheriff contract; Rancho Cordova, 73,000, sheriff contract; Galt, population 26,000, municipal department. Other law enforcement agencies in

3266-477: The following dry years have had significantly below-average precipitation. The drought was sufficiently severe that a settler's account of the time claimed that the Sonoma area was "entirely unsuitable for agriculture". This drought was preceded by the torrential floods of 1861–1862 . This drought encouraged farmers to start using irrigation more regularly. Because of the fluctuation in California weather,

3337-483: The future. It was this pioneering work that discovered the influence of El Nino El Nino-Southern Oscillation on US weather forecasting. California endured one of its longest droughts ever, observed from late 1986 through late 1992. Drought worsened in 1988 as much of the United States also suffered from severe drought . In California, the six-year drought ended in late 1992 as a significant El Niño event in

3408-411: The heavy precipitation, which flooded multiple rivers and filled most of the state's major reservoirs, Governor Brown declared an official end to the drought on April 7. The runoff from rainfall used to support many aspects of California infrastructure, such as agriculture and municipal use, will be severely diminished during the drought. While groundwater diminishes at a much lower rate than runoff,

3479-607: The huge peaks typical of rain floods, but are longer in duration and have a much higher total volume. As a result, reservoirs in this region have very strict restrictions on the amount of water that can be released. An example of a reservoir operated for snow floods is Pine Flat Lake near Fresno, which is restricted to about 53 percent capacity well into spring in order to capture summer snowmelt. However, Pine Flat and other San Joaquin reservoirs are frequently ineffectual in controlling rain floods, because they cannot release water fast enough between winter storms. Certain parts of

3550-498: The lack of runoff will lead to increased groundwater pumping to meet the needs of the water demand. If groundwater is being pumped at a rate higher than it can be replenished by precipitation then groundwater levels will begin to fall and the quality of water will also decrease. With that said the relationship between surface water and groundwater contribute to the hydrologic system, and groundwater helps maintain surface water flows during extended dry periods. With both sources diminishing,

3621-469: The limited capacity of river channels and dam spillways, reservoirs cannot be quickly drained before major storms. This limits how much of a reservoir's capacity can be used for long-term storage. Reservoirs in California are designed to control either rain floods, snowmelt floods or both. In the coastal and southern parts of the state, and much of the Sacramento River system, the primary threat

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3692-630: The low delta lands between the Sacramento River and San Joaquin River , including Suisun Bay , north to about ten miles (16 km) beyond the State Capitol and east into the foothills of the Sierra Nevada Mountains . The southernmost portion of Sacramento County has direct access to San Francisco Bay . Since 2010, statewide droughts in California have further strained Sacramento County's water security . Sacramento County

3763-420: The most variable climates of any U.S. state, and often experiences very wet years followed by extremely dry ones. The state's reservoirs have insufficient capacity to balance the water supply between wet and dry years. El Niño and La Niña have often been associated with wet and dry cycles in California, respectively (the 1982–83 El Niño event , one of the strongest in history, brought record precipitation to

3834-469: The need for consistent water availability was crucial for farmers. This drought occurred during the historical Dust Bowl period that characterized much of the plains region of the United States in the 1920s and 1930s. The Central Valley Project was started in the 1930s in response to drought. The 1950s drought contributed to the creation of the State Water Project . 1977 had been

3905-446: The overall likelihood of extreme California droughts." A study published in 2016 found that the net effect of climate change has made agricultural droughts less likely, with the authors also stating that "Our results indicate that the current severe impacts of drought on California’s agricultural sector, its forests, and other plant ecosystems have not been substantially caused by long-term climate change." Drought phases are integral to

3976-469: The population were Hispanic or Latino of any race. 10.2% were of German , 7.0% English, 6.7% Irish and 5.1% American ancestry according to Census 2000 . 75.7% spoke only English at home; 10.0% spoke Spanish, 1.5% Hmong , 1.4% Chinese or Mandarin , 1.3% Vietnamese , 1.2% Tagalog and 1.2% Russian . There were 453,602 households, out of which 33.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 46.4% were married couples living together, 14.1% had

4047-698: The population were below the poverty line, including 20.2% of those under age 18 and 6.6% of those age 65 or over. The Government of Sacramento County is defined and authorized under the California Constitution , California law , and the Charter of the County of Sacramento. Much of the Government of California is in practice the responsibility of county governments such as the Government of Sacramento County, while municipalities such as

4118-450: The quality and availability of water will decrease. People can become ill from lack of water. Excessive ground water pumping and aquifer depletion will lead to land sinking and permanent loss of groundwater storage. Decreasing groundwater levels lead to exposing of underground water storage areas, this will cause lack of soil structure strength and possible sinking if the land above is heavy enough. This has already begun in certain parts of

4189-659: The seven marked by asterisks below, plus Sacramento township. In July of that year, American township was divided off from Sacramento township. In 1856, the Board of Supervisors realigned the divisions into the 14 civil townships below, plus the city of Sacramento. The population ranking of the following table is based on the 2020 census of Sacramento County. † county seat Droughts in California The historical and ongoing droughts in California result from various complex meteorological phenomena, some of which are not fully understood by scientists. Drought

4260-591: The small size of the reservoir, it is difficult to balance the need for winter flood-control space with the need to store water for the summer. This often results in a failure to fill the lake due to a lower than expected spring snowmelt. Water managers and hydrology experts have criticized the outdated, overly conservative operation criteria at Folsom Dam, citing improved weather forecasting and snowpack measurement technology. Progress in forecasting methods has allowed more efficient or "smart" operation at certain California reservoirs, such as Lake Mendocino . If dry weather

4331-871: The southeast part of Folsom . Major watercourses in the county include the American River , Sacramento River , Cosumnes River , a tributary of the Mokelumne River , and Dry Creek , a tributary of the Sacramento River. The 2010 United States Census reported that Sacramento County had a population of 1,418,788. The racial makeup of Sacramento County was 815,151 (57.5%) White , 200,228 (15.4%) African American , 14,308 (1.0%) Native American , 203,211 (14.3%) Asian , 13,858 (1.0%) Pacific Islander , 131,691 (9.3%) from other races , and 93,511 (6.6%) from two or more races. There were 306,196 Hispanic or Latino residents of any race (21.6%). As of

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4402-464: The state during the most recent drought. In coastal communities, excessive water pumping can lead to sea water intrusion , which means sea water will begin to flow into the underground water storage areas that were vacated by excess pumping. This can cause decreased water quality and lead to an expensive desalination effort to clean the water before distribution. Water flows through wildlife refuges and national parks can decrease or stop all together due to

4473-479: The state's innate climate. Based on scientific evidence, dry spells as severe as the mega-droughts detected from the distant past are likely to recur, even in absence of anthropogenic climate change. According to the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change or IPCC, their Sixth Assessment Report (AR6) on the effects of climate change revealed a number of scientifically supported claims on what

4544-502: The state's water infrastructure systems, leading to debates on how to best make use of this limited resource. Very few large-scale water projects have been built since 1979, despite the population doubling since that year. Because much of California's water network relies on a system of pumps to move water from north to south, large volumes of water are often lost to the Pacific Ocean during winter storms when river flow exceeds

4615-423: The state), but recent climate data show mixed evidence for such a relationship due in part to the growing impact of human-induced global warming. The very wet 2010–2011 season occurred during a strong La Niña phase, while the 2014–16 El Niño event , which surpassed 1982–83 in intensity, did not bring an appreciable increase of precipitation to the state. The 2012–15 North American drought was caused by conditions of

4686-437: The state, especially in the central Sierra Nevada, are prone to both rain and snow floods. Reservoirs such as Lake Oroville and Folsom Lake must respond to a wider range of runoff conditions. Lake Oroville is typically limited to 79–89 percent of capacity during the winter and Folsom Lake to 33–60 percent. These values are often adjusted up and down based on the amount of rain and snow forecast. At Folsom Lake, due to

4757-606: The wake of the deluge. Among the casualties of the rain was 1,000 year-old Pioneer Cabin Tree in Calaveras Big Trees State Park , which toppled on January 8, 2017. The winter of 2016–17 turned out to be the wettest on record in Northern California, surpassing the previous record set in 1982–83. Floodwaters caused severe damage to Oroville Dam in early February, prompting the temporary evacuation of nearly 200,000 people north of Sacramento. In response to

4828-629: The world for profit). This has led many to criticize treating water as a commodity. Despite Nestle's claims of acting according to the law, however, in 2017 California authorities found that the company extracted 58 million gallons, far surpassing the 2.3 million gallons per year it had rights to claim. Lately, locals have been fighting back against the "stealing" of precious resources by opposing and not allowing huge water draw down facilities to be set up. For example, officials at California's State Water Resources Control Board have made moves to prevent Nestlé from draining millions of gallons of water from

4899-603: The worst wildfires in Southern California history . 2011-2017 was the longest drought in California beginning December 2011 and ending March 2017. The period between late 2011 and 2014 was the driest in California history since record-keeping began. In May 2015, a state resident poll conducted by Field Poll found that two out of three respondents agreed that it should be mandated for water agencies to reduce water consumption by 25%. The 2015 prediction of El Niño to bring rains to California raised hopes of ending

4970-439: Was 65 years of age or older. The median age was 34 years. For every 100 females, there were 95.9 males. For every 100 female residents aged 18 and over, there were 92.5 males. The median income for a household in the county was $ 43,816, and the median income for a family was $ 50,717. Males had a median income of $ 39,482 versus $ 31,569 for females. The per capita income for the county was $ 21,142. About 10.3% of families and 14.1% of

5041-611: Was one of the original counties of California, which were created in 1850 at the time of statehood. The county was named after the Sacramento River , which forms its western border. The river was named by Spanish cavalry officer Gabriel Moraga for the Santisimo Sacramento (Most Holy Sacrament), referring to the Catholic Eucharist . Alexander Hamilton Willard , a member of the Lewis and Clark Expedition ,

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