Editing Arbuckle, California (section)

==Geography==
Two [[stream]]s drain the area, the Salt and [[Elk Creek (California)|Elk Creek]]s.  The Salt Creek flows north in the area, then bends east, and is joined by Elk Creek.  Both streams join Sand Creek a half mile northeast of the town and flow in a northeast direction.<ref>Wagner, D.L., and Bortugno, E.J., California Department of Mines and Geology Report, 1982</ref>  Salt Creek is subject to periodic flooding during heavy rainfall.<ref>''Arbuckle Estates Environmental Impact Report'', Earth Metrics Inc, City of Arbuckle report, 1990</ref>

The town sank {{convert|2.14 |feet}} between 2008 and 2017 according to a report issued by the [[California Department of Water Resources]] in coordination with 19 local and state agencies. A study that analyzed over 300 sites across the [[Sacramento Valley]] found that this area had sunk due to [[groundwater-related subsidence]] more than any other area in the study. Subsidence occurred as water was removed from the underground aquifers and the surrounding soil collapsed upon itself.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.sfgate.com/science/article/arbuckle-sacramento-sinking-subsidence-drought-13585409.php|title=Tiny Northern California town is sinking, new report finds|first1=Michelle|last1=Robertson|date=3 February 2019|website=SFGate|access-date=4 February 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last1=Serna|first1=Joseph|title=San Joaquin Valley continues to sink because of groundwater pumping, NASA says|url=http://www.latimes.com/local/lanow/la-me-ln-central-valley-subsidence-20170209-story.html|access-date=8 February 2018|newspaper=[[Los Angeles Times]]|date= February 9, 2017}}</ref>