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Delta Cross Channel gates to remain closed this weekend

Media Contact: Mary Lee Knecht, 916-978-5100, mknecht@usbr.gov

For Release: November 19, 2020

Delta Cross Channel gates closed (USBR/Todd Plain)WALNUT GROVE, Calif. – Until further notice, the Bureau of Reclamation plans on keeping the Delta Cross Channel gates closed in order to meet the standard for minimum Sacramento River flows at Rio Vista. The gates were previously scheduled to open on weekends to facilitate recreation.

Opening and closing the gates takes about one hour and can be made on short notice. Boaters are advised to check the status of the gates, as closures may induce a 25-mile detour through Georgiana Slough.

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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