Yolo Bypass occupies a historic floodplain between Davis and
Sacramento, California. The Yolo Bypass is part of a larger
engineered system developed on the Sacramento River to
provide bypass flood areas, which act as catch basins to
deter flooding in communities such as Sacramento and West
Sacramento.
The Yuba Accord is a landmark multi-agency agreement that
balances the interests of environmental groups, agriculture,
water agencies and hydroelectric operators relying on water from
the Yuba River north of Sacramento. A tributary of the
Feather River, the Yuba is the fourth-largest river in the
Sacramento River
watershed.
Pieced together after two decades of lawsuits, the Yuba Accord
allows for freshwater flows to support native fish while also
providing water for hydropower, transfers and irrigation.
