Bureau of Reclamation News: Reclamation’s Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta Cross Channel Gates To Be Opened Following Repairs

Mid-Pacific Region
Sacramento, Calif.

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Pete Lucero, MP Region Public Affairs Officer
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Released On: June 21, 2012

Reclamation’s Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta Cross Channel Gates To Be Opened Following Repairs

WALNUT GROVE, Calif. – The Bureau of Reclamation announced today that the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta Cross Channel gates were repaired and reopened, following their closure due to a mechanical problem that occurred on May 29, 2012. The gates will remain open until further notice.

The Delta Cross Channel, a feature of Reclamation’s Central Valley Project Delta Division, is used to divert Sacramento River water into a branch of the Mokelumne River. The Delta Cross Channel gates are normally raised on weekends to allow for the passage of boats.

For additional information on the Cross Channel Gates, please visit Reclamation’s Central Valley Operations Office website at http://www.usbr.gov/mp/cvo.

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