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.

Aliases (2)

Delta–Mendota Canal ×4
Delta–Mendota Canal connection ×1

Statements (46)

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 NERFINISHED →
follows	San Joaquin River NERFINISHED →
hasFunction	redistribution of Central Valley Project water → replacement of San Joaquin River flows diverted by Friant Dam →
hasPumpingPlant	C.W. Bill Jones Pumping Plant →
length	approximately 117 miles →
locatedIn	California → Central Valley → Contra Costa County NERFINISHED → Fresno County NERFINISHED → Madera County → Merced County NERFINISHED → Sacramento–San Joaquin Delta region → San Joaquin County NERFINISHED → San Joaquin Valley → Stanislaus County NERFINISHED →
locatedInHydrologicRegion	Delta hydrologic region → San Joaquin hydrologic region →
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 →
relatedInfrastructure	California Aqueduct → Friant-Kern Canal →
secondaryUse	municipal water supply →
startPoint	C.W. Bill Jones Pumping Plant → near Tracy, California →
suppliesWaterTo	San Joaquin Valley → agricultural users → urban users →
usesWaterFrom	Sacramento–San Joaquin Delta →
waterSource	Delta export pumps →

Referenced by (7)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Jones Pumping Plant ("Delta–Mendota Canal") → Tracy Pumping Plant ("Delta–Mendota Canal") →	connectedTo
Tracy Pumping Plant ("Delta–Mendota Canal") →	dischargesInto
Central Valley Project →	includes
San Joaquin Valley →	servedBy
San Luis Unit ("Delta–Mendota Canal connection") →	uses
San Luis Reservoir ("Delta–Mendota Canal") →	waterSource