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Reclamation to Close the Delta Cross Channel Gates

Media Contact: Pete Lucero, 916 978 5100, plucero@usbr.gov

For Release: September 30, 2011

The Bureau of Reclamation will close the Delta Cross Channel Gates for a period of up to 10 days from Tuesday, October 4 through Friday, October 14, 2011. The closure is an experimental research action intended to support the fishery resources in the lower Mokelumne River for Central Valley fall-run Chinook salmon migrating upstream to spawn and to help to reduce fish straying into other river systems.

The Delta Cross Channel Gates (DCCG) is a controlled diversion channel on the Sacramento River about 30 miles south of Sacramento that diverts water from the river into a branch of the Mokelumne River. When the gates are open, fresh water is drawn from the Sacramento River into the interior of the Sacramento/San Joaquin Delta through Snodgrass Slough and the Mokelumne River.

Boaters are advised to continue to check the status of the gates to avoid problems in moving through the DCCG.

Information on gate operations can be accessed on Reclamation’s Central Valley Operations website below or by calling 916-979-2194 or 916-979-2196. For additional information, please call the Public Affairs Office at 916-978-5100 (TYY 916-978-5608).

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Central Valley Operations