interactive Delta Island Flooding (No Repairs) Jul 1, 2008 This animation depicts how the Delta may change over time as a result of levee failures from earthquakes and floods. Islands that lie below sea level will flood after levee failures (becoming blue). If islands are not repaired after flooding, the entire area is likely to be flooded by 2055.
interactive Delta Island Flooding (With Repairs) Jul 1, 2008 This animation depicts how the Delta may change over time as a result of levee failures from earthquakes and floods. Islands that lie below sea level will flood after levee failures (becoming blue). Islands with sufficiently high land and asset values are repaired each time they are flooded (becoming white again). Other islands remain flooded.
press release Deteriorating And Deadlocked… The Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta Is A California Disaster-In-Waiting Feb 7, 2007