Army Corps of Engineers to help assess Coyote Creek for future flood prevention

SAN JOSE, Calif. (KGO) -- Coyote Creek, which decimated neighborhoods in San Jose when in it flooded in February, is getting help from the federal government.

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The Army Corps of Engineers has agreed to study the waterway and come up with a plan to reduce the flood risk.

Watch the video in the player above for more on their plan to reduce flood risk.

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Sky7 shows a car immersed in floodwater on Tuesday, Feb. 21, 2017 (left) and again on Wednesday, Feb. 22, 2017 (right), when floodwaters receded in San Jose, Calif.

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