Could a small dam on Dry Creek ease flooding in Modesto area? Here are some options
A new report examines how erecting a small dam on Dry Creek might reduce its role in Modesto-area flooding. Stanislaus County Public Works will hold a Jan. 18 open house on the idea. It does not have funding yet for the project, which could cost as much as $48 million based on the consultant’s work. The report looks at 11 possible sites where Dry Creek might be impounded, generally in the Waterford area. It recommends four of them for further study, which the county Board of Supervisors could consider in the spring, Public Works Director David Leamon said in an email Friday.