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Coordinated Long-Term Operation of the Central Valley Project and State Chapter 5: Surface Water Resources and Water Supply Figures 1 Surface Water Resources and Water 2 Supply Figures 3 The following figures are included in Chapter 5, Surface Water Resources and 4 Water Supply. 5 • 5.1 California Precipitation Trends 6 • 5.2 California Major Water Supply Facilities 7 • 5.3 Northern California Major Water Supply Facilities 8 • 5.4 San Joaquin Valley and Tulare Lake Major Water Supply Facilities 9 • 5.5 San Francisco Bay Area Major Water Supply Facilities 10 • 5.6 Central Coast and Southern California Major Water Supply Facilities 11 • 5.7 Historical Water Years 2001-2012 Trinity Lake Storage 12 • 5.8 Historical Water Year 2001 – 2012 Trinity Lake Elevation 13 • 5.9 Historical Water Year 2001 – 2012 Lewiston Reservoir Storage 14 • 5.10 Historical Water Year 2001 – 2012 Lewiston Reservoir Elevation 15 • 5.11 Historical Water Year 2003 – 2012 Trinity River Mean Daily Flows at 16 Douglas City 17 • 5.12 Historical Water Year 2005 – 2012 Klamath River Mean Daily Flows at 18 Klamath 19 • 5.13 Historical Water Year 2001 – 2012 Whiskeytown Lake Storage 20 • 5.14 Historical Water Year 2001 – 2012 Whiskeytown Lake Elevation 21 • 5.15 Historical Water Year 2001 – 2012 Clear Creek Mean Daily Flows at Igo 22 • 5.16 Historical Water Year 2001 – 2012 Shasta Lake Storage 23 • 5.17 Historical Water Year 2001 – 2012 Shasta Lake Elevation 24 • 5.18 Historical Water Year 2001 – 2012 Keswick Reservoir Storage 25 • 5.19 Historical Water Year 2001 – 2012 Keswick Reservoir Elevation 26 • 5.20 Historical Water Year 2001 – 2012 Sacramento River Mean Daily Flows 27 at Bend Bridge 28 • 5.21 Historical Water Year 2001 – 2012 Sacramento River Mean Daily Flows 29 at Vina Bridge 30 • 5.22 Historical Water Year 2001 – 2012 Sacramento River Mean Daily Flows 31 at Hamilton City Draft LTO EIS 5-281 Chapter 5: Surface Water Resources and Water Supply Figures 1 • 5.23 Historical Water Year 2001 – 2012 Sacramento River Mean Daily Flows 2 at Wilkins Slough 3 • 5.24 Historical Water Year 2001 – 2012 Sacramento River Mean Daily Flows 4 at Verona 5 • 5.25 Historical Water Year 2001 – 2012 Sacramento River Mean Daily Flows 6 at Freeport 7 • 5.26 Historical Water Year 2001 – 2012 Flows into Yolo Bypass over 8 Fremont Weir 9 • 5.27 Historical Water Year 2001 – 2012 Lake Oroville Storage 10 • 5.28 Historical Water Year 2001 – 2012 Lake Oroville Elevation 11 • 5.29 Historical Water Year 2001 – 2012 Thermalito Reservoir Storage 12 • 5.30 Historical Water Year 2008 – 2012 Thermalito Reservoir Elevation 13 • 5.31 Historical Water Year 2001 – 2012 Feather River Mean Daily Flows near 14 Gridley 15 • 5.32 Historical Water Year 2001 – 2012 Folsom Lake Storage 16 • 5.33 Historical Water Year 2001 – 2012 Folsom Lake Elevation 17 • 5.34 Historical Water Year 2001 – 2012 Lake Natoma Storage 18 • 5.35 Historical Water Year 2001 – 2012 Lake Natoma Elevation 19 • 5.36 Historical Water Year 2001 – 2012 American River Mean Daily Flows at 20 Fair Oaks 21 • 5.37 Historical Water Year 2001 – 2012 San Joaquin River Mean Daily Flows 22 at Mendota 23 • 5.38 Historical Water Year 2001 – 2012 San Joaquin River Mean Daily Flows 24 at Vernalis 25 • 5.39 Historical Water Year 2001 – 2012 New Melones Reservoir Storage 26 • 5.40 Historical Water Year 2001 – 2012 New Melones Reservoir Elevation 27 • 5.41 Historical Water Year 2001 – 2012 Goodwin Reservoir Storage 28 • 5.42 Historical Water Year 2001 – 2012 Goodwin Reservoir Elevation 29 • 5.43 Historical Water Year 2001 – 2012 Stanislaus River Mean Daily Flows 30 at Orange Blossom Bridge 31 • 5.44 Historical Water Year 2001 – 2012 San Luis Reservoir Storage 32 • 5.45 Historical Water Year 2001 – 2012 San Luis Reservoir Elevation 33 • 5.46 Historical Water Year 2001 – 2012 Delta Outflow Mean Daily Flows 5-282 Draft LTO EIS Chapter 5: Surface Water Resources and Water Supply Figures 1 • 5.47 Historical Water Year 2001 – 2012 Jones Pumping Plant Mean Daily 2 Flows 3 • 5.48 Historical Water Year 2001 – 2012 Banks Pumping Plant Mean Daily 4 Flows 5 • 5.49 Historical Water Year 2008 – 2012 Barker Slough Pumping Plant Mean 6 Daily Flows 7 • 5.50 Historical Water Year 2008 – 2012 Contra Costa Canal Rock Slough 8 Intake Mean Daily Flows 9 • 5.51 Historical Water Year 2008 – 2012 Contra Costa Water District Old 10 River Intake Mean Daily Flows 11 • 5.52 Historical Water Year 2010 – 2012 Contra Costa Water District Middle 12 River Intake Mean Daily Flows 13 • 5.53 Trinity River below Lewiston Reservoir, Long-Term Average Flow 14 • 5.54 Trinity River below Lewiston Reservoir, Wet Year, Long-Term Average 15 Flow 16 • 5.55 Trinity River below Lewiston Reservoir, Dry Year Long-Term Average 17 Flow 18 • 5.56 Sacramento River downstream of Keswick Reservoir, Long-Term 19 Average Flow 20 • 5.57 Sacramento River downstream of Keswick Reservoir, Wet Year Long- 21 Term Average Flow 22 • 5.58 Sacramento River downstream of Keswick Reservoir, Dry Year Long- 23 Term Average Flow 24 • 5.59 Sacramento River at Freeport, Long-Term Average Flow 25 • 5.60 Sacramento River at Freeport, Wet Year Long-Term Average Flow 26 • 5.61 Sacramento River at Freeport, Dry Year Long-Term Average Flow 27 • 5.62 Feather River downstream of Thermalito, Long-Term Average Flow 28 • 5.63 Feather River downstream of Thermalito, Wet Year Long-Term Average 29 Flow 30 • 5.64 Feather River downstream of Thermalito, Dry Year Long-Term Average 31 Flow 32 • 5.65 American River downstream of Nimbus Dam, Long-Term Average Flow 33 • 5.66 American River downstream of Nimbus Dam, Wet Year Long-Term 34 Average Flow 35 • 5.67 American River downstream of Nimbus Dam, Dry Year Long-Term 36 Average Flow Draft LTO EIS 5-283 Chapter 5: Surface Water Resources and Water Supply Figures 1 • 5.68 Stanislaus River below Goodwin, Long-Term Average Flow 2 • 5.69 Stanislaus River below Goodwin, Wet Year Long-Term Average Flow 3 • 5.70 Stanislaus River below Goodwin, Dry Year Long-Term Average Flow 4 • 5.71 San Joaquin River at Vernalis, Long-Term Average Flow 5 • 5.72 San Joaquin River at Vernalis, Wet Year Long-Term Average Flow 6 • 5.73 San Joaquin River at Vernalis, Dry Year Long-Term Average Flow 7 • 5.74 Sacramento/San Joaquin River Delta Outflow, Long-Term Average Flow 8 • 5.75 Sacramento/San Joaquin River Delta Outflow, Wet Year Long-Term 9 Average Flow 10 • 5.76 Sacramento/San Joaquin River Delta Outflow, Dry Year Long-Term 11 Average Flow 12 • 5.77 Old and Middle River, Long-Term Average Flow 13 • 5.78 Old and Middle River, Wet Year Long-Term Average Flow 14 • 5.79 Old and Middle River, Dry Year Long-Term Average Flow 5-284 Draft LTO EIS Chapter 5: Surface Water Resources and Water Supply Figures 1 2 Figure 5.1 California Precipitation Trends 3 Draft LTO EIS 5-285 OREGON Trinity Lake T r in it y R Shasta Lake iver Lewiston Reservoir Clear Creek Tunnel Whiskeytown Lake Corning Canal T e Glenn Colusa Canal h a S m a c a r - a Lake Oroville C o m l u e s n a t Thermalito Afterbay o C R a i na v l e r Folsom Reservoir Folsom South Canal Putah South Canal ne m North Bay Aqueduct lu t New Melones ke c o du N M ue Reservoir q r E A e V v A Contra Costa Canal i D s R A nisl au duct Sta Aque tchy South Bay Aqueduct h He Hetc S a n J o California Aqueduct aq ui Ma n de Pacheco Conduit D R ra e i C lt v a Millerton Lake Santa Clara Conduit a e n -M r a e l ndo ta C Hollister Conduit S a a na n l L u F i r s ia C n a t - San Luis Reservoir n K a e l r L n os C A a n n Coalinga Canal a g C l e a l e l s if o A ch rn q an ia u r e B A l q er d a u t u iv s e R c a n t o d er C u K P ct a c Cross Valley if Canal ic O ce a E as n t Br West Branch anch Los Angeles $ Central Coast Water Authority Aqueduct East Branch Extension Extension r C t e o c v lo i 025 50 100 Miles ra u d R o d R e Santa Ana Pipeline iv A qu A er N o O Z d I a LEGEND r C R o o l a A S ch o a e C A l Central Valley Project (CVP) Facilities n la q D C u i a e n e g a l State Water Project (SWP) Facilities d o u c ts Joint-CVP/SWP Project Facilities All American Canal Non-CVP/SWP Project Facilities O MEXIC County Boundaries Please Note: Additional water facility details are provided on regional maps. 5.2 California Major Water Supply Facilities Klamath R. Klamath R. Trinity R. McCloud R. Sacramento R. Pit R. Trinity Lake Shasta Lewiston Spring Lake Lake Creek Keswick Reservoir Clear Creek Tunnel Whiskeytown Lake ACID Diversion Dam Cr. Cow Spring Creek Tunnel Clear Bear Cr. Balls Ferry Cr. Antelope Lake Cottonwood Cr. Battle Cr. Jellys Ferry Road Paynes Cr.
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