The California State Water Project, commonly known as the SWP, is a state water management project in the U.S. state of California under the supervision of the California Department of Water Resources
Oroville Dam and Lake Oroville on the Feather River
In May 2021, water levels of Lake Oroville dropped significantly, exposing much of the banks as California headed into another drought year. The Edward Hyatt Power Plant was forced to shut down due to low water levels later in the summer.
San Luis Reservoir in July 2021
Dos Amigos Pumping Plant on the California Aqueduct
California Aqueduct
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The Governor Edmund G. Brown California Aqueduct is a system of canals, tunnels, and pipelines that conveys water collected from the Sierra Nevada and valleys of Northern and Central California to Sou
California State Water Project
…tax bond to connect its regional water system to the new state project. In 1961, ground was broken on Oroville Dam, and in 1963, work began on the California Aqueduct and San Luis Reservoir. The first deliveries to the Bay Area were made in 1962, and water reached the San Joaquin Valley by 1968. Due to concerns over…
The Delta–Mendota Canal (left) and the California Aqueduct (right) near Tracy, California
Aqueduct and surrounding farms in Kern County
The California Aqueduct East Branch, flowing east after crossing under state route 138