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Reclamation to Temporarily Close the Delta Cross Channel Gates
Media Contact:
Shane Hunt, 916-978-5100, shunt@usbr.gov
For Release: November 17, 2015
WALNUT GROVE, Calif. – The Bureau of Reclamation will close the Delta Cross Channel Gates on Wednesday, Nov. 18, at approximately 9 a.m. The temporary closure is needed to meet the State Water Resources Control Board Decision D-1641 requirements on the Sacramento River at Rio Vista. The gates will reopen on Friday, Nov. 20, at approximately 9 a.m. Please be advised that the gates may need to be closed on short notice, so please check the status prior to travel.
The Delta Cross Channel Gates control the diversion channel near Walnut Grove about 30 miles south of Sacramento. 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. The open gates also allow boat traffic to pass. When closed, the gates prevent juvenile salmon from being diverted from their migratory route along the Sacramento River into the interior Delta.
Boaters are advised to check the status of the gates. The closing and opening of the gates generally take about one hour.
Information on gate operations can be accessed on Reclamation’s Central Valley Operations website at http://www.usbr.gov/mp/cvo/vungvari/dcc_chng.txt or by calling 916-979-2194 or 916-979-2683.
For additional information, please call the Public Affairs Office at 916-978-5100 (TTY 800-877-8339).
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