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Science activity #53106, updated 29 July 2026

Assessing sea-level rise and flooding changes in the Sacramento/San Joaquin Delta using historical water-level records

Description / purpose

The project aims to recover, digitize, and analyze more than 1300 station years of ‘lost-and-forgotten’ water level records collected from 1857 to 1982 in the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta. These measurements, augmented by modern data, will improve our understanding of tidal, flood, and sea level trends in the system. By determining ‘hotspots’ of habitat and flood risk sensitivity, the results may be used to better focus future scientific and management priorities, to protect the environment, manage flood risk, and enhance community resilience to climate change

Linked science activities

None specified

Collaborators

Stefan Talke, Principal investigator - California State University [CSU]

Activity status

  • 1 Awarded / Initiating (2022)
  • 2 In progress / Ongoing (2022 - 2025)
  • 3 Complete

Funding summary

Total allocated funding: $529,809

Label Value
Contract # or labor code DSC-21024
Implementing organization Cal Poly Corporation
Funding organization Delta Stewardship Council
Funding Source Delta Stewardship Council - General Fund
Date of award 2022-05-20
Date of fiscal year-end 2025-06-30
Total award amount $529,809
State type of obligation UC-CSU-UEI-GOV
Federal type of obligation Not provided
Reimbursability Not provided
Procurement mechanism Not provided
Annual expenditures

2024 - $67889.94 (Actual)

Location

Subbasins
Delta regions

Geographic tags

None specified

Products and outputs

Type Title Description Views
Link Science in Short Podcast: Going Ultra-Local with Delta Data: Looking Back to See the Future Science-in-Short is a quarterly podcast introdu 138
Link Project information sheet Project information sheet 1