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Delta Cross Channel gates begin weekday closures Monday

Closed weekdays, open weekends cycle expected at least into mid-October

Media Contact: Erin Curtis, 916-978-5100, 09/14/2017 15:52

For Release: September 14, 2017

WALNUT GROVE, Calif. - The Bureau of Reclamation will begin weekday closures at its Delta Cross Channel gates Monday. The weekday closures, expected to last at least into mid-October, are in coordination with the California Department of Fish & Wildlife. They are intended to help reduce fall-run Chinook salmon straying from the Sacramento River. The gates will reopen Fridays to minimize impacts to weekend recreation.

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 River Delta through Snodgrass Slough and the Mokelumne River. The open gates also allow boat traffic to pass. When closed, the gates prevent salmonids from being diverted from their migratory route along the Sacramento River into the interior Delta.

The gates will close Mondays around 10 a.m. and will open Fridays around 10 a.m; the process takes 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.pdf or by calling 916-979-2194 (TTY 800-877-8339).

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