Delta–Mendota Canal
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The Delta–Mendota Canal is a 117-mile-long aqueduct in central California, United States. The canal was designed and completed in 1951 by the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation as part of the Central Valley P
The Delta-Mendota Canal
Canal siphon under a smaller stream, north of Patterson, California
Delta-Mendota Canal, Volta Wasteway Crossing
The C.W. Bill Jones Pumping Plant located 9 miles northwest of Tracy, California, was constructed between 1947 and 1951, and is a key component of the Central Valley Project. The Delta Cross Channel i
Delta–Mendota Canal
…freshwater to replace San Joaquin River water which is diverted into the Madera Canal and Friant-Kern Canal at Friant Dam. The canal begins at the C.W. Bill Jones Pumping Plant (also known as the Tracy Pumping Plant). Water is lifted 197 ft (60 m) from the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta at the Clifton Court Forebay. The canal…
Federal pumping plant