Delta Cross Channel
| Delta Cross Channel | |
|---|---|
The intake gates for the Delta Cross Channel | |
| Location | Walnut Grove, California |
| Coordinates | 38°14′46″N 121°30′34″W / 38.24611°N 121.50944°W |
| Purpose | Divert water to the C.W. Bill Jones Pumping Plant as part of the Central Valley Project, control salinity, ensure irrigation supplies for the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta |
| Opening date | 1951 |
| Dam and spillways | |
| Impounds | Sacramento River |
| Width (base) | 210 feet (64 m) |
The Delta Cross Channel is a facility in California's Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta that diverts water from the Sacramento River. The facility was built in 1951 in Walnut Grove, California.
It diverts water to Snodgrass Slough, from where it flows to the Mokelumne River, then to the San Joaquin River, towards the C.W. Bill Jones Pumping Plant, which is the intake for the Delta-Mendota Canal, part of the Central Valley Project. The distance from the channel to the Jones Pumping Plant is about 50 miles (80 km).