Bear river setback levee
Yuba county, cA

​​MVE has returned to the Bear River Levee project to provide professional services. In order to respond to continued erosion and flood risk, the project will construct approximately 2,800 linear feet of setback levee, degrade the same stretch of existing levee, and use the degraded material to buttress a portion of the existing levee on the north bank of the Bear River beginning at the downstream tie-in location of the setback levee and extending as far downstream as possible. Upon completion of the project, the setback levee will reduce flood risk in the Wheatland Basin, increase channel capacity, decrease erosion susceptibility, improve habitat, and provide improved maintenance access during high water events. Check back for updates regarding this project.