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I think statement "State of California went bankrupt" in the opening section should have a reference. Kevink707 ( talk) 21:59, 15 January 2014 (UTC) reply

see Great_Flood_of_1862#Economic_impact -- Asiaticus ( talk • contribs) 00:38, 2016 September 28 (UTC)

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I was reading the section on the flood's impact on Sacramento, and saw this: "At the time, Chinese labor force consisted of immigrants accustomed to the Mediterranean climate that closely resembled that of their homeland." What part of China is Mediterranean climate?? When I look at a Koppen climate map, southern China's climate is the same as the American South -- wet and humid, not dry summers like Spain/Italy etc. The northern part of China is also nothing like Sacramento. There's no part of China I see with Mediterranean climate. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 2601:7C0:C500:3540:2CAC:6E32:F6CF:E7C3 ( talk) 05:34, 20 December 2020 (UTC) reply

That does sound strange, I agree. I checked the text and it was added by a WikiEdu editor; when I checked their source in that paragraph, it made no mention of "Mediterranean climate". Maybe a bit of original research. Anyway, that sentence made no sense in context either so I've removed it. Schazjmd  (talk) 15:09, 20 December 2020 (UTC) reply

In the introduction it says:

The storms caused approximately $100 million 1861 USD in damage, approximately equal to $299.9 billion

One (or both) of these numbers is wrong, and the financial impact needs a reference. There is no way that $100M is worth 3000x more even after 150 years. Online inflation calculators say $1 in 1862 would be worth $27.16 today. So either it's $100M --> $2.7B or the $299.9 billion would need to be put into 1862 dollars (around $11B - which I seriously doubt). — Preceding unsigned comment added by 73.202.116.61 ( talk) 08:49, 27 October 2021 (UTC) reply

That content was added last month by @ LightandDark2000:; pinging them to address the sourcing and conversion questions. (Probably just a typo, but does need a source.) Schazjmd  (talk) 15:00, 27 October 2021 (UTC) reply

Yes, it is in the billions. Not only is it referenced, but the inflation calculator shows that that $100 million (1861 USD) is worth around $3.117 billion (2021 USD) today. Do your research next time before criticizing others. LightandDark2000 🌀 ( talk) 20:30, 27 October 2021 (UTC) reply

Thank you for correcting the figures in the article. Schazjmd  (talk) 21:15, 27 October 2021 (UTC) reply

The overlaying of modern satellite pictures with the flooded areas is problematic as various geographical features have changed, it particular the quite visible salton sea did not exist in 1860s. I might be better to do that overlay with a map show the california of the 19th century than a current satellite picture.-- Kmhkmh ( talk) 07:07, 14 August 2022 (UTC) reply

But it is on the wayback machine

https://web.archive.org/web/20160307013237/http://www.parkerdesign.info/AR_site/html/history.html

http://www.parkerdesign.info/AR_site/html/history.html

If I knew how to repair that I would.

Also https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/atmospheric-rivers-california-megaflood-lessons-from-forgotten-catastrophe/ contains infor not found in the article Fxmastermind ( talk) 11:25, 23 September 2022 (UTC) reply

@ Fxmastermind: I fixed the reference to parkerdesign.info, but it's not clear that was ever a reliable source (despite probably looking like a spiffy-looking website at one point). Also, I haven't read the Scientific American article, so I'm not sure what information you hope someone will add to the " Great Flood of 1862" article from SciAm. -- RobLa ( talk) 03:32, 24 September 2022 (UTC) reply

I will get to it eventually. It's a lot to take on, but fortune favors the bold, and there is no hurry. Fxmastermind ( talk) 02:14, 26 September 2022 (UTC) reply