Delta-Mendota Canal

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aqueduct irrigation canal water conveyance canal

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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All labels observed (3)

Label	Occurrences
Delta–Mendota Canal	15
Delta-Mendota Canal canonical	6
Delta–Mendota Canal connection	1

Statements (46)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	aqueduct ⓘ irrigation canal ⓘ water conveyance canal ⓘ
connects	Delta–Mendota Canal intake ⓘ surface form: Mendota Pool on the San Joaquin River Sacramento–San Joaquin River Delta ⓘ surface form: Sacramento–San Joaquin Delta
constructionStartDate	1940s ⓘ
country	United States of America ⓘ surface form: 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	Jones Pumping Plant ⓘ surface form: C.W. Bill Jones Pumping Plant
length	approximately 117 miles ⓘ
locatedIn	California, United States ⓘ surface form: California Central Valley ⓘ Contra Costa County ⓘ Fresno County ⓘ Madera County, California ⓘ surface form: Madera County Merced County ⓘ Sacramento–San Joaquin River Delta ⓘ surface form: Sacramento–San Joaquin Delta region San Joaquin County ⓘ San Joaquin Valley ⓘ Stanislaus County ⓘ
locatedInHydrologicRegion	Delta hydrologic region ⓘ San Joaquin Valley ⓘ surface form: San Joaquin hydrologic region
managedBy	United States Department of the Interior ⓘ surface form: U.S. Department of the Interior
openingDate	1951 ⓘ
operator	Bureau of Reclamation ⓘ surface form: United States Bureau of Reclamation
owner	Bureau of Reclamation ⓘ surface form: United States Bureau of Reclamation
parallelTo	California Aqueduct ⓘ
partOf	Central Valley Project ⓘ
partOfProject	Central Valley Project ⓘ surface form: federal Central Valley Project
primaryUse	irrigation ⓘ
regionServed	San Joaquin Valley ⓘ surface form: western San Joaquin Valley
relatedInfrastructure	California Aqueduct ⓘ Friant-Kern Canal ⓘ
secondaryUse	municipal water supply ⓘ
startPoint	Jones Pumping Plant ⓘ surface form: C.W. Bill Jones Pumping Plant near Tracy, California ⓘ
suppliesWaterTo	San Joaquin Valley ⓘ agricultural users ⓘ urban users ⓘ
usesWaterFrom	Sacramento–San Joaquin River Delta ⓘ surface form: Sacramento–San Joaquin Delta
waterSource	Delta export pumps ⓘ