Flood protection project
Upper Berryessa Creek
Flood Protection Project

Project description:
The purpose of this project is to improve Berryessa Creek to ensure flood protection from a 100-year flood event. The project begins at Calaveras Boulevard and ends upstream of Old Piedmont Road. The length of this reach is approximately 4.3 miles. Berryessa Creek is a tributary to the Coyote Creek system, and its watershed is approximately 22 square miles in size. Prior studies found that homes along the creek are at risk to flooding and the creek experiences sediment deposition problems.

Goals and objectives:

1. Provide protection to the surrounding area from the 100-year flood event.
2. Reduce sedimentation and maintenance requirements.
3. Increase and improve riparian habitat.
4. Increase and improve fisheries habitat.
5. Provide for recreational opportunities.

Check here for:

• Upper Berryessa Creek Flood Protection Project - community meeting with Park Row HOA, July 5, 2006 (PDF 796 KB)

  • Powerpoint presentation (PDF 3 MB)
  • Meeting notes (PDF 17KB)
    
    
• Upper Berryessa Creek Flood Protection Project public meeting - Majestic Way Elementary School, Mar. 23, 2005 (PDF 1.7 MB)
  
  
  • Powerpoint presentation (PDF 2.3 MB)
    
    
• Upper Berryessa Creek Flood Protection Project public meeting - Majestic Way Elementary School, Nov. 17, 2004 (PDF 1.1 MB)
  
  
  • Powerpoint presentation (PDF 1.7 MB)
    
    
• U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ Berryessa Creek project fact sheet (PDF 137K)
  
• Map of the project-Berryessa Creek, Calaveras Blvd to Old Piedmont Road
• Legislative Information Sheet (PDF 498 KB)

Project contact:
For more information about this project, contact: Marc Klemencic, Manager, Coyote Watershed, Santa Clara Valley Water District, at (408) 265-2600, ext. 2084.

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Flooding history:

• Berryessa Creek floods on average once every four years.

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