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 ...

Researchers found evidence of two epic Southern California floods that occurred in the last 600 years and were much larger than the Great Flood of 1862.

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 January 15-17.

FROM CALIFORNIA.; The Great Flood Terrible Destruction of Property Comparative Losses and Gains. THE UNPRECEDENTED INUNDATION OF 1862. THE GREAT VALLEYS BECOME LAKES. ... Feb. 27, 1862.

What a "megaflood" could mean for Northern California 02:54. SACRAMENTO ... Over 100 years ago, Sacramento witnessed devastating high waters as part of the Great Flood of 1862.

Climate change increases odds of cataclysmic California flood. ... The Great Flood of 1862 was fueled by a large snowpack and a series of atmospheric rivers — rivers of dense moisture in the sky.