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Welcome
The Sutter Butte Flood Control Agency plans, designs and coordinates regional flood control improvements to protect lives and property in the Yuba City Basin (sometimes called the Sutter Basin).
The Flood Control Agency's goal is to protect public safety against the ongoing threat of flooding from Sierra storms and snow packs that run off into the region's rivers systems.
The Flood Control Agency is directed by a Board of elected leaders from the Counties of Butte and Sutter and the Cities of Yuba, Live Oak, Gridley and Biggs and Levee Districts 1 and 9.
New: Podcasts
CLICK HERE to visit the new Podcasts page. Listen to podcasts about the 1955 Christmas Eve Sutter County flood.
2010 update:
Early Implementation Project
Visit the new Documents section for the latest engineering PDFs and progress on the EIP. A major update to our Flood Solutions page is also available.
Engineering studies conducted by experts from the California Department of Water Resources and their engineers reveal serious weaknesses in levees along the Feather River. During major storms, water leaks under and through our levees, leading to the potential that they can fail.
Learn more HERE.
Special feature:
Don't Be Scared. Be Prepared!
 At 12:04 a.m. on Christmas Eve morning, 1955, a levee on the west bank of the Feather River collapsed about one mile south of Yuba City, and a wall of water 4,000 feet wide and 21 feet high cascaded into Sutter County. The resulting 38 deaths and the destruction of homes, businesses and farmland across 100,000 acres of Sutter County was the worst disaster in the history of California since the 1906 San Francisco earthquake.
The Sutter Butte Flood Control Agency and the County of Sutter, in cooperation with several other agencies and the Appeal-Democrat, are providing this special publication to help residents better understand the threat posed by deficient levees along the Feather, Yuba, Sacramento and Bear rivers.
 Download PDF (16 pages, 10.7 MB)
View PDF at Appeal-Democrat website
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NEWS, EVENTS, ACTIONS AND LINKS
Please join us! February 10 Board of Directors Meeting
See Agenda Page for details.
What About The Flood?
Vintage radio podcasts from 1955 flood survivors.
CLICK HERE
Media Release available
CLICK HERE
Flood memories captured in a new video
CLICK HERE to watch a video and read the full article on the Appeal-Democrat website.
Follow-up information from Butte Town Hall, sponsored by Supervisor Lambert
Link to FEMA website: Draft Flood Insurance Rate Maps (DFIRM) and background reports for Butte County communities of Biggs and Gridley.
Voter support critical for levee project
By Ashley Gebb / Appeal-Democrat, September 2, 2009
The Sutter Butte Flood Control Agency presented the Yuba City Council with a progress report Tuesday to discuss the status, options and tentative timeline for levee restoration. One of the strongest points echoed by council and agency members was the need for passing the Proposition 218 benefit assessment vote in May.
READ MORE
The American Red Cross needs your help for its flood relief efforts.
Please donate now.
Visit your local chapter!
Three Rivers Red Cross
2125 East Onstott Rd.
Yuba City CA 95991
(530) 673-1460
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