California flood of 1861.........

[Bill Kiene semi-retired]

https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/atmospheric-rivers-california-megaflood-lessons-from-forgotten-catastrophe/

We had a 43 day storm that flooded California for 6 months in 1861......

[Ned Morris]

https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/atmospheric-rivers-california-megaflood-lessons-from-forgotten-catastrophe/

We had a 43 day storm that flooded California for 6 months in 1861......

"Up and Down California" by W. Brewer is probably one of the finest reads on California history ever to go to print. A must read for any Californian.