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Delta Cross Channel gates open through Memorial Day weekend

Media Contact: Erin Curtis, 916-978-5100, 05/23/2018 09:39

For Release: May 23, 2018

WALNUT GROVE, Calif. - The Bureau of Reclamation will open the Delta Cross Channel gates through Memorial Day weekend beginning 10 a.m. Friday until 10 a.m. Tuesday.

Opening or closing gates can be made on short notice and boaters are advised to check the status of the gates. The process takes about one hour.

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 juvenile salmon from straying from their migratory route along the Sacramento River into the interior Delta.

Information on gate operations can be accessed on Reclamation’s Central Valley Operations website at https://www.usbr.gov/mp/cvo/vungvari/dcc_chng.pdf or by calling 916-979-2194 or 916-979-2196.

For additional information, please call Reclamation’s public affairs office at 916-978-5100 (TTY 800-877-8339).

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