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Eager for rain – and floods – on California’s floodplain playground: the lower Cosumnes River

Posted on January 17, 2016 by UC Davis Center for Watershed Sciences

By Andrew Nichols California’s drought plays on, and a recent series of storms to start the New Year have done little to change this broken record.  However, promising weather conditions suggest a change of tune may be coming soon.  This … Continue reading →

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Creeks that cool down as summer heats up

Posted on June 30, 2015 by UC Davis Center for Watershed Sciences

By Ann Willis and Andrew Nichols Summer has just begun and conditions on many of California’s drought-stricken rivers and streams are already looking grim for cold-water fish. Endangered winter-run salmon may not survive a repeat of last summer’s nearly total … Continue reading →

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