California’s first floodgate aims to remove hundreds of Central Valley homes from flood zone
A floodgate that will try to bring thousands of Central Valley homes out of a 100-year flood zone is now complete. But some homeowners are hesitant to say it’s worth it just yet. The nearly $100 million project in Stockton is the first of its kind in California and on the West Coast. After four years of construction, the Smith Canal floodgate is now open. … Funded through federal, state and local dollars, the floodgate runs from the tip of Louis Park to the Stockton Country Club’s shore. To the north is a 50-foot-wide barrier between the San Joaquin River and thousands of homes in central Stockton that are in flood-prone areas.
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