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Description
This February 1927 photograph shows two police officers and a police car idling in flood waters near the northern bank of the American River and Del Paso Boulevard. The culprit was a storm that brought sixty mile and hour winds and an overnight accumulation of 2.26 inches of rain, making a total of 13.33 inches for the very young year. On the morning of February 17, waters from both the American River and area sloughs deluged the road, making it impassable. The high waters persisted for a few days to come, cresting at just below 28 feet, prompting weir gates to be opened on February 19. In the background are railroad trestles, the closest for the Sacramento Northern Railroad and the distant for the Western Pacific Railroad.
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