WALNUT GROVE, Calif. ? The Bureau of Reclamation will close the Delta Cross Channel Gates on Tuesday, June 23, at about 9 a.m. The temporary closure is needed to meet salinity level requirements in the Bay-Delta. The gates will reopen on Friday, June 26, at approximately noon to allow for recreational boating through the weekend. Please be advised that the gates may need to be closed with short notice if a fishery concern is identified.
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 Delta through Snodgrass Slough and the Mokelumne River. The open gates also allow boat traffic to pass. When closed, the gates prevent juvenile salmon from being diverted from their migratory route along the Sacramento River into the interior Delta.
Boaters are advised to check the status of the gates. The gates closing and opening of the gates generally takes about one hour.
Information on gate operations can be accessed on Reclamation?s Central Valley Operations website at http://www.usbr.gov/mp/cvo/vungvari/dcc_chng.txt or by calling 916-979-2194 or 916-979-2683.
Source: Bureau of Reclamation
