California has experienced severe floods throughout the 20th Century, including in 1969, 1986, and 1997. But a flood from farther in the past – the Great Flood of 1862 – is being eyed by ...

We've compiled some of those images with courtesy to the DWR. The Great California Flood of 1861-1862 was a series of four floods from December 9, 1861, Dec. 23-28, January 9-12, 1862 and ...

The super flood of 1862 changed Southern California forever. Another flood is past due. On January 18th, 1862 it started to rain in Southern California and did not stop for 43 days.

The super flood of 1862 changed Southern California forever. Another flood is past due. On January 18th, 1862 it started to rain in Southern California and did not stop for 43 days.

For well over a century, the Great Flood of 1862 has remained among California's worst natural disasters — a megastorm that's been used as a benchmark for state emergency planners and officials ...

The Pacific slope has been visited by the most disastrous flood that has occurred since its settlement by white men. From Sacramento northward to the Columbia River, in California, Nevada ...

It was the largest flood in the recorded history of California, Nevada and Oregon, dumping 10 feet of water on this state over a 43-day period. The Great Flood of 1862 followed a 20-year drought.

The Great Flood of 1862 came after 30 consecutive days of rain that poured 10 feet (3m) of rain and snow on California over a period of 43 days. Such was the power of the rainfall that it changed ...

When the big flood comes ... sediment surveys show that California has experienced major widespread floods every one to two hundred years. The last one was in 1862. It killed thousands of people ...