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Figure 2.13 <br />California relies mostly on levees, flood bypasses, and reservoirs for flood protection <br />sOURcEs: For levees, reservoirs, and bypasses, california department of Water Resources; for floodplains, Federal Emergency <br />Management Agency. <br />NOTEs: The map does not show all locally managed levees; it shows only flood reservoirs overseen by the U.s. Army corps of <br />Engineers. it shows two of the largest flood bypasses—Yolo bypass and sutter bypass. Urban areas are outlined in gray. <br />Fresno <br />Redding <br />San Diego <br />Sacramento <br />Los Angeles <br />San Francisco <br />km <br />mi0 50 100 150 <br />0 80 160 240 <br />Dams <br />State/federal levee <br />Other levee <br />100-year floodplain <br />500-year floodplain <br />U.S. Army Corps of Engineers <br />flood control reservoir <br />Levees and floodplains <br />Flood bypass