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San Joaquin River flows stop below Mendota Dam

Posted by: Aqua Blog Maven on November 21, 2009 at 8:07 am

From the Fresno Bee:

“The first revival flows of the San Joaquin River have stopped about 30 miles downstream of Mendota Dam, well short of fully refilling the dried riverbed.

Reconnecting the entire river probably won’t happen until next year, but federal officials collected a lot of information from monitoring wells during the seven-week experimental flow that ended Friday.

Officials believe a lot of water was lost in a section that has been mostly dry for the last half-century.

“As we sort out all the data, we’ll have a better feel for how much we lost and how the river reacted,” said Jason Phillips, restoration program manager for the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation. “But there were no surprises.” … “

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November 21, 2009 · Filed Under San Joaquin River Restoration

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