Feather Rivers Setback Levee Construction

Feather River Setback Levee Construction

The Feather River Levee Improvements will provide superior flood protection to an area twice devastated by flooding since 1986. [History] Once completed, the project will offer 200-year levels of flood protection to 40,000 residents in Linda, Olivehurst and Plumas Lake.

Yuba County will be the first urban area in the Central Valley to offer 200-year flood protection.

The bulk of the project’s $192 million cost, or $138.5 million, is being paid for by the State Department of Water Resources. Yuba County, Yuba County Water Agency, Reclamation District 784 and one local landowner are partnering to provide $53.3 million in local funding.

Levee improvements are broken into three segments [map] :

Segment 1: Bear River to approximately Star Bend
Segment 2: Setback levee between Star Bend and approximately Shanghai Bend
Segment 3: Approximately Shanghai Bend to Yuba River (Hwy 70)

The Feather River Levee Improvements are projects of the Three Rivers Levee Improvement Authority [Who We Are].

The Feather River Setback Levee will provide 200-year protection to an area twice devastated by flooding since 1986.

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