American River Parkway California-1982: Bare Trees Silhouetted at Sunset Above a Flooded Riverbank

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Year1982
Decade1980s
LocationAmerican River Parkway, California, United States
Duration7s
Price$149 USD
Collection1982 · American River Parkway, California, United States
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What is in this clip

winter flood
sunset
silhouette
high water
riparian landscape
end of day
nature and weather

Shot type: wide
Camera: tilt · pan · handheld
Setting: outdoor · flooded riverside woodland at the edge of a river parkway
Time and weather: sunset · winter · partly cloudy with streaked high clouds
Lighting: backlit sunset with the foreground in silhouette
People: 0 · No people visible.
Objects: bare trees · floodwater · partly submerged structure · distant treeline · clouds
Colors: black · pale gold · pink · grey-blue · cream
Master dimensions: 3840 × 2160
Audio: Silent
Date confidence: Low
Location confidence: Medium

Moments in the footage

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Bare trees in silhouette against a streaked pink and gold sunset sky.
The camera begins tilting down, and floodwater appears among the trunks.
A partly submerged dark structure comes into view in the bright water.
The frame settles on flooded woods, the far treeline and the glowing horizon.

Bare Trees Silhouetted at Sunset Above a Flooded Riverbank — Clip Details

American River Parkway, California, circa 1982 home movie footage of a winter flood at sundown. Bare, leafless trees stand in black silhouette against streaked pink, gold and grey-blue clouds. The handheld camera tilts slowly down and drifts right to reveal floodwater spreading among the trunks, with a dark, partly submerged structure sitting low in the bright water. The single Super 8 shot is underexposed in the foreground, keeping the trees and water as dark shapes.

Licensing & Technical Details

Original Format: 8mm / Super 8 Home Movie
Resolution: 4K restored master (MP4)
License: Direct license: commercial and editorial use
Delivery: Instant Digital Download
Duration: 7s
Price: $149 USD
Clip ID: 800002183

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People visible: No
Logos / trademarks: No
Audible music: No

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Source & Documentation

Source reel: Reel record not linked for this clip
Date: 1982 Estimated (Catalog estimate from the footage and file metadata; not independently confirmed.)
Date evidence: Catalog estimate based on source metadata and visual or technical evidence; no reel-level note is linked.
Location: American River Parkway, California, United States Estimated (Catalog estimate from the footage and file metadata; not independently confirmed.)
Location evidence: Catalog estimate based on source metadata and visual evidence such as signage, landmarks, or terrain; no reel-level note is linked.
Licensing route: Direct license available from Stockfilm

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Archive Intelligence

Archive brief fit: Serves requests for early-1980s California flood imagery or a quiet sunset transition in documentaries about rivers, weather and regional history.
Period detail: No dated objects appear in this shot; the period comes from the reel's newspaper headlines and the warm colour of the Super 8 stock, which may point to the early 1980s.
Home-movie behavior: An amateur filmmaker documenting a local flood pauses to frame the sunset through bare trees, choosing mood over record.
What appears in frame: Bare tree branches against a streaked sky, a glow of setting sun, floodwater among the trunks, a dark partly submerged structure, and a low distant treeline.
Film character: Fine Super 8 grain, soft focus and an exposure set for the sky render the trees and water as deep silhouettes against warm, pastel highlights.
Edit role: Works as a closing shot, a chapter transition or a reflective cutaway after flood action scenes.
Historical context: The American River Parkway, established in 1959, runs below Nimbus Dam, and this reel records one winter when high water spread into its woods.
Research note: No people, logos or readable signs appear; copyright in the home movie rests with its owner, and the submerged structure may be public or private property.
Research search match: Super 8 sunset over flooded river, 1980s California flood home movie, bare trees silhouette at dusk, American River high water footage.
Archive pairing path: Pair it first with this reel's Sacramento Bee headline, Nimbus Dam spillway, onlookers, parkway sign and beaver clips, then with other Sacramento-area winter footage, then with sunset and flood themes.

Still Frames From This Clip

Bare winter trees in silhouette against a pastel sunset on the American River Parkway, California, circa 1982 — Leafless trees stand black against a streaked winter sunset at the start of the shot.
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Silhouetted trees above floodwater at dusk during a winter flood on California's American River, circa 1982 — As the camera tilts down, floodwater appears among the trunks below the sunset.
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Partly submerged structure in floodwater among bare trees at sunset, American River Parkway, California, circa 1982 — A dark structure sits low in the flood, the water bright with reflected evening light.
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Flooded riverside woods and a submerged structure under a gold horizon, Super 8 winter flood film, California, circa 1982 — The shot ends on flooded woods, the far treeline and a gold band of light along the horizon.
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