Delta-Mendota Canal
by Terry Davis
Title
Delta-Mendota Canal
Artist
Terry Davis
Medium
Digital Art - Digital Art, Photography
Description
I was driving south and then East to get to the southern part of the San Francisco Bay Area which meant a long drive down Highway 5 and then cutting over to take the Pacheco Pas. The day was so beautiful that I stopped to catch a few photos of this canal.
The Delta–Mendota Canal is a 117 mi (188 km) aqueduct in central California, United States. It is part of the Central Valley Project and its purpose is to replace water in the San Joaquin River that is diverted into Madera Canal and Friant-Kern Canal at Friant Dam. Average annual throughput is 1,993,000 acre feet.
The canal begins at the C.W. Bill Jones Pumping Plant (formerly the Tracy Pumping Plant), which raises water 197 ft (60 m) from the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta. The canal runs south along the western edge of the San Joaquin Valley, parallel to the California Aqueduct for most of its journey, but diverges to the east after passing San Luis Reservoir, which receives some of its water.
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April 18th, 2017
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Christopher James
One of your peers nominated this image in the 1000 views Groups nominated images by your fellow artist in the Special Features #15 promotion discussion. Please visit and pass on the love to another artist.....L/F/Tw
Diana Mary Sharpton
beautiful scenic landscape Terry... nominated for special feature in the 1000 view group T/F
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