Zaca Fire – Santa Maria LeveeStorms of January 3-6 2008
Santa Barbara County
Corps of Engineers Briefing
Feb 7, 2008
Zaca Fire
• Burned Two Major Watersheds– Sisquoc River (Santa Maria River)– Santa Ynez River
• Public Works Response Planning– Santa Maria River Pilot Channels (SM River)– Rock Stockpiles / Equipment Staging (SM River) – Guadalupe Channel Clearing (SM River)– Debris Booms – Cachuma Lake
• Pilot Channels Constructed to Deflect River Away From Levee
Completed 2006
Santa Maria River Levee
Completed 2007
SM River at Suey Crossing
Peak Flow ~ 11,000 cfs at Approx 4:00am
SM River @ Suey Crossing
Santa Maria River
• Pilot Channels Effectively Direct Flow Away From Levee
SM River @ Guadalupe
Guadalupe Pilot Channel - Channel Clearing of Obstructive Vegetation
Photo Taken October 2007
SM River @ Guadalupe
SM River @ GuadalupeJan 5,2008
SM River @ GuadalupeJan 5,2008
SM River @ GuadalupeJanuary 7, 2008
Cachuma Lake – October 2007