Sep 15, 2014 · The headwaters of the Sacramento River and its main northern tributaries —the Pit and McCloud rivers — are regulated by Shasta Dam. Other major tributaries —the Feather and American rivers to the south —and smaller streams are heavily regulated by dams for flood control, water supply, power production and recreation.

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Jun 22, 2020 · The Sacramento River is California’s largest river, providing 35 percent of the state’s developed water supply. The river helps support the valley’s millions of acres of irrigated agriculture and is home to wildlife and a range of aquatic species, including rearing habitat for 70 percent of all salmon caught off the California coast.

Abstract. Produced as part of the Sacramento and San Joaquin River Basins Comprehensive Study, this aerial photographic atlas provides maps of the extent of inundation at 50, 100, and 200 year flood events as well as water surface profiles between Vina and Keswick Dam along the upper Sacramento River.

Sacramento River GIS - Data Library. This data library provides public access to a wide array of geospatial data developed for the Sacramento River. The Sacramento River GIS was co-developed by the California Department of Water Resources and the Forum as a planning tool to help resolve management questions as they arise at specific river ...

Description: A photographic atlas of 38 sites along the Sacramento River which contain riparian vegetation which was judged to be significant to the overall stability of the river and its overflow areas between Tisdale Weir (River Mile 118.8) and Hamilton City (River Mile 199.4). This atlas consists of 28 aerial photographs at a scale of 1:62,500.

Overall View of Intake Pier and Access Bridge, Looking Northeast from Western Levee of the Sacramento River. - Sacramento River Water Treatment Plant Intake Pier & Access Bridge, Spanning Sacramento River approximately 175 feet west of eastern levee on river; roughly .5 mile downstream from confluence of Sacramento & American Rivers, Sacramento, Sacramento …

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This dataset is a point coverage that identifies river mile markers along the Sacramento River. The river mile markers are a commonly-used reference system for discussing areas and locations along the River. This particular dataset is from the Army Corps of Engineers river miles from the 1991 Army Corps of Engineers Sacramento River Atlas ...

Although the Sacramento River (Figure 1) is con-strained in some places by channel riprap (bank revet-ment) and artificially constructed levees, portions of the river actively migrate (e.g., Brice 1977, Scott and Marquiss 1984, US ACE 1986). This creates challenges for river planners who strive to protect agricultural and