Dry Creek is a stream in Stanislaus County, California, that is a tributary to the Tuolomne River.(USGS) This watercourse has been historically subject to flooding in the vicinity of Modesto, California. Most of the riparian vegetation has been removed by prior activities of humans(Torrey, 1989) beginning in about 1850, at about the time of arrival of significant European peoples to the area. A running stream. ... Stanislaus County is a county located in Californias California Central Valley, between Stockton and Fresno. ... The Tuolumne River is one of the major rivers draining the western slope Sierra Nevada mountains of California. ... Modesto is the county seat of Stanislaus County in the U.S. state of California. ... A riparian zone schematic from the Everglades. ... Vegetation is a general term for the plant life of a region; it refers to the ground cover provided by plants, and is, by far, the most abundant biotic element of the biosphere. ... World map exhibiting the location of Europe. ...

See also

• Flood control

A flood (in Old English flod, a word common to Teutonic languages; compare German Flut, Dutch vloed from the same root as is seen in flow, float) is an overflow of water, an expanse of water submerging land, a deluge. ...

Bibliography

• John Torrey, Paul Awosika et al., Expanded initial study, Boulder Creek subdivision, Stanislaus County, Earth Metrics, Report 7999: California State Clearinghouse, Sacramento, November, 1989.
• United States Geological Survey (USGS) 7 1/2 Minute Riverbank Quadrangle.