In Memoriam
J. Owen Rhea, Ph.D.
Feb. 9, 1938 – Feb. 11, 2012
First recipient of the Special Recognition Award presented in 2004. Read Owen's professional history
2012 Theme —
The 1861-1862 Floods: Informing Decisions 150 Years Later
Symposium Details
The 150th anniversary of California's historic floods of December 1861 and January 1862 is an opportunity to look back and examine these floods from today's perspective. What lessons from these past floods can be applied to decisions about flood risk today?
| Date: | Tuesday, June 26, 2012 | |
| Time: | 7:45 am - 4:15 pm (see agenda below for details) | |
| Place: | Freeborn Hall, University of California, Davis | |
| Cost: | Registration fee includes continental breakfast, breaks, lunch, parking, and proceedings.
Sorry, purchase orders are not accepted. |
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| Registration fee: | $60 when registered before Wednesday, June 13 and $90 after. |
| Student registration fee: | $30 when registered before Wednesday, June 13 and $45 after. Some student scholarships are available. Contact the Coordinator to apply. |
Online registration closes at end of day, Friday, June 22, 2012.
| CECs: | CFMs will receive 6 core Continuing Education Credits for attending |
Preliminary Agenda
| Time | Session | Presenters |
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| 7:45–8:30 | Continental Breakfast, Check-In, and On-Site Registration | |
| 8:30–9:35 | Welcome and Introductions Special Recognition Award to David W. Reynolds, Meteorologist (retired), NOAA's National Weather Service |
Gary Estes, Symposium Coordinator |
| 9:00–9:35 | Estimating Future Floods to Manage Flood Risk — Part 1 | Mike Anderson, Ph.D., P.E. State Climatologist CA Dept. of Water Resources Sacramento, CA |
| 9:35–10:10 | Sacramento City Floods Starting with 1850 | Marcia Eymann Historian Center for Sacramento History Sacramento, CA |
| 10:10–10:40 | B R E A K | |
| 10:40–11:15 | Understanding the Sacramento River Valley Before Levees and Dams | René Leclerc Geomorphologist Northwest Hydraulic Consultants West Sacramento, CA |
| 11:15–11:50 | Hydraulic Mining Sediment Impacts on American River Channel Morphology and Flood Stages | L. Allan James, Ph.D. Geomorphologist University of South Carolina Columbia, SC |
| 11:50–12:50 | L U N C H | |
| 12:50–1:25 | Warning from the Past: Lessons from the Catastrophic West Coast Flooding During the Winter of 1861-1862 | Larry Schick Meteorologist U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Seattle District Seattle, WA |
| 1:25–2:00 | California Historical Rainfall Data and Modern Records | David C. Curtis, Ph.D. Hydrologist WEST Consultants Folsom, CA |
| 2:00–2:30 | B R E A K | |
| 2:30–3:05 | Physically-Based Estimation of Maximum Precipitation: Application to American River Basin for the 1996-1997 Storm | M. Levent Kavvas, Ph.D. Hydrologist University of California, Davis Davis, CA |
| 3:05–4:05 | Panel and Audience Discussion: Estimating Future Floods to Manage Flood Risk — Part 2 |
Mike Anderson, Moderator Panel members: M. Levent Kavvas Beth Faber, Ph.D Senior Hydraulic Engineer Hydrologic Engineering Center U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Davis, CA John High Hydrologist Sacramento District U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Sacramento, CA |
| 4:05–4:15 | SYMPOSIUM FEEDBACK | |
2012 Sponsors
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Proceedings
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About the Symposium
By sharing recent research in hydrology, meterology, and related sciences associated with better understanding of California's extreme precipitation events, we hope to improve land use and flood management practices, as well as better forecast large floods. Read more about our purpose and history on the About the Symposium page.
More Information
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