Remembering a ‘Forgotten Flood’
It doesn’t matter how old you are, or if you weren’t even born at the time: Most residents know about the great floods of the area from 1955, 1986 and 1997.
One flood residents may not know about, though, is the “Forgotten Flood” of 1940 that devastated 780 square miles of Sutter, Butte, Tehama, Glenn and Colusa counties.
Sutter County Public Information Officer Chuck Smith said every October as the rainy season approaches, the county takes measures to educate residents about the area’s flood history, the steps that have been taken for better protection and the risks that still remain.
