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Delta Cross Channel gates to open weekends starting May 22

Media Contact: Mary Lee Knecht, 916-978-5100

For Release: May 21, 2020

Open Delta Cross Channel gates (USBR photo/Todd Plain)WALNUT GROVE, Calif. – The Bureau of Reclamation plans to open the Delta Cross Channel gates at 10 a.m. on May 22, to begin weekend openings. The gates will close weekdays to help prevent juvenile salmon from being diverted from their migratory route along the Sacramento River into the interior Delta until June 12, when they’re expected to stay open.

Opening or closing gates can be made on short notice and boaters are advised to check the status of the gates, especially around holidays. 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.

Information on gate operations can be accessed on Reclamation's Central Valley Operations website at usbr.gov/mp/cvo/vungvari/dcc_chng.pdf or by calling 916-979-2196 or 916-979-2194 (TTY 800-877-8339) during normal business hours.

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