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One year later: Photos show Guerneville recovery from historic flood

GUERNEVILLE, CALIFORNIA: FEB. 27, 2019: The Russian River Vacation Homes office is flooded in Guerneville, California, Tuesday, Feb. 27, 2019, after the Russian River spilled its bank in the worst flood in 24 years. (Karl Mondon/Bay Area News Group)

GUERNEVILLE, CALIFORNIA: FEB. 27, 2020: The Russian River Vacation Homes office in Guerneville, California, is high and dry, Tuesday, Feb. 25, 2020, one year after it was flooded by its namesake river. (Karl Mondon/Bay Area News Group)

GUERNEVILLE, CALIFORNIA: FEB. 28, 2019: A low-hanging utility line drags in the swollen Russian River at Guerneville, California, as it rises above flood stage, Thursday, Feb. 28, 2019. (Karl Mondon/Bay Area News Group)

GUERNEVILLE, CALIFORNIA: FEB. 28, 2020: The lazy Russian River flows through Guerneville, California, Tuesday, Feb. 25, 2020, nearly a year after it spilled its banks inundating the town. (Karl Mondon/Bay Area News Group)

GUERNEVILLE, CALIFORNIA: FEB. 27, 2019: Rich Willson paddles through the miniature golf course in Guerneville, California, after the Russian River flooded the town, Wednesday, Feb. 27, 2019. (Karl Mondon/Bay Area News Group)

GUERNEVILLE, CALIFORNIA: FEB. 25, 2020: A miniature golf course Tyranosaurus Rex keeps its feet dry in Guerneville, California, Tuesday, Feb. 25, 2020, one year after it was shoulder deep in the flooding Russian River.(Karl Mondon/Bay Area News Group)

GUERNEVILLE, CALIFORNIA: FEB. 27, 2019: Authorities measure the flow of the flooding Russian River from a bridge in Guerneville, California, Thursday, Feb. 27, 2019. (Karl Mondon/Bay Area News Group)

GUERNEVILLE, CALIFORNIA: FEB. 25, 2020: The Russian River flows quietly under a bridge in Guerneville, California, Tuesday, Feb. 25, 2020, nearly one year after it rose 13 feet above flood stage. (Karl Mondon/Bay Area News Group)

GUERNEVILLE, CALIFORNIA: FEB. 28, 2019: The flooding Russian River squeezes under the old 1922-era bridge in Guerneville, California, Thursday, Feb. 28, 2019, as it rises to 13 feet above flood stage. (Karl Mondon/Bay Area News Group)

GUERNEVILLE, CALIFORNIA: FEB. 25, 2020: The Russian River flows quietly under the old 1922-era bridge in Guerneville, California, Tuesday, Feb. 25, 2020, nearly one year after it rose 13 feet above flood stage. (Karl Mondon/Bay Area News Group)

GUERNEVILLE, CALIFORNIA: FEB. 28, 2019: The flooding Russian River surrounds the River Theater in Guerneville, California, Thursday, Feb. 28, 2019, as it rises to 13 feet above flood stage. (Karl Mondon/Bay Area News Group)

GUERNEVILLE, CALIFORNIA: FEB. 25, 2020: The River Theater in Guerneville, California, is back on dry ground, Tuesday, Feb. 25, 2020, after being flooded in last year's flood. (Karl Mondon/Bay Area News Group)

GUERNEVILLE, CALIFORNIA: FEB. 27, 2019: Residents are evacuated by the Russian River water rescue team from their home in Guerneville, California, after the Russian River flooded the town, Wednesday, Feb. 27, 2019. (Karl Mondon/Bay Area News Group)

GUERNEVILLE, CALIFORNIA: FEB. 27, 2020: One year after the Russian River flooded Guerneville, California, these cottages are back on dry ground, Tuesday, Feb. 25, 2020. (Karl Mondon/Bay Area News Group)

GUERNEVILLE, CALIFORNIA: FEB. 27, 2019: Residents in Guerneville, Calif., canoe past a flooded gas station in the Russian River town after it flooded, Wednesday, Feb. 27, 2019. (Karl Mondon/Bay Area News Group)

GUERNEVILLE, CALIFORNIA: FEB. 27, 2019: No canoes are in sight one year after this gas station was flooded by the Russian River in Guerneville, Calif.,Tuesday, Feb. 27, 2019. (Karl Mondon/Bay Area News Group)

GUERNEVILLE, CALIFORNIA: FEB. 27: A CHP helicopter landed on River Road in Guerneville, Calif., standing by for medical emergencies as the Russian River floods the town, Wednesday, Feb. 27, 2019. (Karl Mondon/Bay Area News Group)

GUERNEVILLE, CALIFORNIA: FEB. 27, 2020: River Road in Guerneville, Calif., wakes up slowly Tuesday morning, Feb. 27, 2019, one year after it was partially flooded by the rising Russian River. (Karl Mondon/Bay Area News Group)

GUERNEVILLE, CALIFORNIA: FEB. 27, 2019: Picnic tables rise above the flooded Russian River waters in the Safeway parking lot in Guerneville, Calif., Wendesday, Feb. 27, 2019. (Karl Mondon/Bay Area News Group)

GUERNEVILLE, CALIFORNIA: FEB. 27, 2020: Lunch goers grab a bite in the Safeway parking lot in Guerneville, Calif., Tuesday, Feb. 25, 2020, one year after it was flooded by the Russian River. (Karl Mondon/Bay Area News Group)

GUERNEVILLE, CALIFORNIA: FEB. 28: As the flood waters from the Russian River begin to recede, a street sign begins to reappear in the Drake's Estate neighborhood of Guerneville, California, Thursday, Feb. 28, 2019. Many of the homes here been raised over the years and suffered little damage. (Karl Mondon/Bay Area News Group)

GUERNEVILLE, CALIFORNIA: FEB. 28, 2019: The Drake's Estate neighborhood of Guerneville, California, enjoys dry spring-like weather Tuesday, Feb. 25, 2019, one year after the Russian River flooded the neighborhood. (Karl Mondon/Bay Area News Group)

GUERNEVILLE, CALIFORNIA: FEB. 27, 2019: A Mill Street resident uses a dumpster to paddle through the flooded streets of Guerneville, Calif., after it was deluged by the Russian River, Wednesday, Feb. 27, 2019. (Karl Mondon/Bay Area News Group)

GUERNEVILLE, CALIFORNIA: FEB. 25, 2020: Mill Street in Guerneville, Calif., is high and dry, Tuesday, Feb. 25, 2020, one year after being turned into a waterway by the flooding Russian River. (Karl Mondon/Bay Area News Group)