Do not assume that the evacuation routes shown on the maps will necessarily be your way out in a flood. Maps - Flood Scenarios and Evacuation Routes 5.3.4 Policies DI-a Dam Failure Inundation Maps shall be ma intained by the County to aid in the project review process . 0 The FIM Mapper helps communities visualize potential flooding scenarios, identify areas and resources that may be at risk, and enhance their local response effort during a flooding event. To better handle these loads, the struts are connected with diagonal braces that take the stress as axial loads. stem river, or backwater from localized debris or ice jams. Science is integral to our policy and management decisions. OES sends the final inundation map to the cities and counties with jurisdiction over the affected territory so that local emergency services officials can prepare evacuation plans. Flood depth details are specified . Due to the emergency action taken by the Folsom Dam operator when he noticed the failure of the gate, overtopping of Nimbus Dam was prevented and the water released from Folsom Lake was safely conveyed and attenuated. Denver: Federal Emergency Management Agency. How deep will the flood waters get? Unfortunately, the Find Location tool is not available at the moment. Although these data and associated metadata have been reviewed for accuracy and completeness and approved for release by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), no warranty expressed or implied is made regarding the display or utility of the data for other purposes, nor on all computer systems, nor shall the act of distribution constitute any such warranty. County of Sacramento (916) 874-7517 or [email protected] City of Sacramento Carnation officials and Seattle Public Utilities said there are no concerns over the safety of the dam itself. An official website of the United States government. The County is broken down into four (4) zones: Natomas,north of the AmericanRiver,south of theAmerican River andthe Delta area. Located at the junction of the north and south forks of the American River, the dam was built by the United States Army Corps of Engineers, and was transferred to the United States Bureau of Reclamation upon its completion.