Cache Creek was temporarily blocked north of Rumsey by a landslide caused by the 1906 San Francisco earthquake : '' Our Rumsey correspondent mentions the fall of Cache Creek as a result of an earthquake shock Tuesday night . The water has continued to fall some since that date and in some places it is dry . Upon investigation by the officials of the Water Company it was found that a landslide had dammed the Creek near the Leonard ranch in Lake county .... '' The creek subsequently broke through , causing severe flooding in Rumsey
1906 San Francisco earthquake
1906 San Francisco earthquake
Cache Creek (Sacramento River tributary)