Delta-Mendota Canal

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The Delta-Mendota Canal is a major irrigation and water conveyance canal in California’s Central Valley that transports water from the Sacramento–San Joaquin Delta to agricultural and urban users in the San Joaquin Valley.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf aqueduct
irrigation canal
water conveyance canal
connects Mendota Pool on the San Joaquin River
Sacramento–San Joaquin Delta
constructionStartDate 1940s
country United States
crosses San Joaquin River basin
endPoint Mendota Pool
San Joaquin River
follows San Joaquin River
hasFunction redistribution of Central Valley Project water
replacement of San Joaquin River flows diverted by Friant Dam
hasPumpingPlant C.W. Bill Jones Pumping Plant
linked to: Jones Pumping Plant
length approximately 117 miles
locatedIn California
Central Valley
Contra Costa County
Fresno County
Madera County
Merced County
Sacramento–San Joaquin Delta region
San Joaquin County
San Joaquin Valley
Stanislaus County
locatedInHydrologicRegion Delta hydrologic region
San Joaquin hydrologic region
linked to: San Joaquin Valley
managedBy U.S. Department of the Interior
openingDate 1951
operator United States Bureau of Reclamation
owner United States Bureau of Reclamation
parallelTo California Aqueduct
partOf Central Valley Project
partOfProject federal Central Valley Project
primaryUse irrigation
regionServed western San Joaquin Valley
linked to: San Joaquin Valley
relatedInfrastructure California Aqueduct
Friant-Kern Canal
secondaryUse municipal water supply
startPoint C.W. Bill Jones Pumping Plant
linked to: Jones Pumping Plant

near Tracy, California
suppliesWaterTo San Joaquin Valley
agricultural users
urban users
usesWaterFrom Sacramento–San Joaquin Delta
waterSource Delta export pumps

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Central Valley Project includes Delta-Mendota Canal
Jones Pumping Plant connectedTo Delta–Mendota Canal
linked to: Delta-Mendota Canal
Tracy Pumping Plant connectedTo Delta–Mendota Canal
linked to: Delta-Mendota Canal
Tracy Pumping Plant dischargesInto Delta–Mendota Canal
linked to: Delta-Mendota Canal
San Luis Reservoir waterSource Delta–Mendota Canal
linked to: Delta-Mendota Canal
San Joaquin Valley servedBy Delta-Mendota Canal
San Luis Unit uses Delta–Mendota Canal connection
linked to: Delta-Mendota Canal
Delta–Mendota Canal intake partOf Delta–Mendota Canal
linked to: Delta-Mendota Canal
Delta–Mendota Canal intake connectsTo Delta–Mendota Canal
linked to: Delta-Mendota Canal
Delta–Mendota Canal intake isStartPointOf Delta–Mendota Canal
linked to: Delta-Mendota Canal
Mendota Pool receivesWaterFrom Delta-Mendota Canal
Mendota Pool connectedTo Delta-Mendota Canal
Delta export pumps connectedTo Delta-Mendota Canal
Clifton Court Forebay area connectedTo Delta–Mendota Canal
linked to: Delta-Mendota Canal
Byron, California nearInfrastructure Delta–Mendota Canal
linked to: Delta-Mendota Canal
San Luis Dam connectedTo Delta–Mendota Canal
linked to: Delta-Mendota Canal
O’Neill Forebay connectedTo Delta–Mendota Canal
linked to: Delta-Mendota Canal
O’Neill Forebay inflow Delta–Mendota Canal
linked to: Delta-Mendota Canal
O’Neill Forebay outflow Delta–Mendota Canal
linked to: Delta-Mendota Canal
Gianelli Pumping–Generating Plant usesWaterFrom Delta–Mendota Canal
linked to: Delta-Mendota Canal
San Luis Canal connectedTo Delta–Mendota Canal
linked to: Delta-Mendota Canal