HYDROBASINSWMHIN THE CENTRALVALLEY, CALIFORNIA
4 Tehama 8 EnterpriseFlat-LowerCottonwood 10 North Delta 71. Valley Putah-Cache 15 Marysville 79 Valley-American 20A Colusa 208 Butte 20C Sutter Bypass ?0O Sycamore-Sutter , 32 Eastof the Delta 35A Turlock 358 Merced 40 WestsideSan Joaquin River 41, Grasslands MA Central Delta MB West of the Delta MC South Delta 3J Sanjoaquin Valley Floor 51A Kings River 51B Westside 57 Kern River 58A Kaweah River 588 Tule River 58C Poso 58D Tulare Lake FTSEG L
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Tehama 41\< EnerDnseFlal-Lower Cononwood 10 Nonh Detta 11 ValleyPutah.Cacne r< Marysulle Valley-Amercan 20A Cobsa 208 Bune Sun€rBypass 20D Sycannre.Sutter Eastol the Dene 35A Tudeck Mefced 40 WectsiJeSan JoaeutnRiver 41 GrasslarEs 44A- CemralDetta ..riB We$ ot the Dena 44C SoulhDetta 45 San.raqurnVallev Floor 51A KingrsRruer 51B WestEde Kem Rrver 58A Kaw€ahRiver str Tule Ruer SL Poso SU TulareLake s-r- SI.'MMARY OF CHANNELS DOMINATED BY AGRICULTURAL ACTTVITIES
CATEGORYO) CATEGORY(c) #AGENCY # WATER LENGTH # WATER LENGTH DRAINAGE AREA REPORTS BODIES (MILES) BODIES (MILES)
SACRAMENTO Drainage Basin 4 2 0 0 I ZT DrainageBasin 1l 19 18 190 39s 832 Drainage Basin 15 L4 15 83 130 387 Drainage Basin 19 4 8 54 267 530 Drainage Basin 20A 18 l4 75 1L52 1738 Drainage Basin 208 9 8 r20 2r3 516 Drainage Basin 20C L7 5 19 262 5r7 DrainageBasin 20D 10 0 0 65 62r Subtotal: 93 68 541 2485 5r60
SAN JOAQUIN DrainageBasin 35A 6 81 441 1707 DrainageBasin 358 8 T7 180 513 905 brainage Basin 40 )< 6 67 t07 280 DrainageBasin 41 20 7 141 380 Lt14 Drainage Basin 45 4 9 70 274 624 O Subtotal: 63 46 s38 1715 4689 DELTA DrainageBasin 10 71 I 5 230 585 DrainageBasin 32 8 92 59 r23 Drainage Basin 44A 36 0 0 252 560 DrainageBasin 448 2 r5 )a 56 DrainageBasin 44C 7 2 T4 )'r< 225 '70 Subtotal: 13 126 789 1548
TULARE LAKE 109 28 268 1068 &ffi
FOOTHILLS .A 5 39 234 661
Area Subtotal: 3s9 160 I512 6291 18519
MAJOR WATERWAYS 5 0 0 28 1293
TOTAL: 364 160 t5L2 6319 r98t2
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E) P F F. trl oSnr-!eno \o\o\oFm € oNoNC) €t r F 5E N € F9 € 6 e? -1 >.ah 3 A-u o Thefoonotes Estedbelow are used throughout the following ubles FOOTNOTES WATER QUALITY CONCERNS: I = excesssediment ia taiiwater 2 = elevated TDS concenuations 3 = eievated boron concerurado'ns 4 = elevated selenium concenEations 5 = elevated molybdenum concentrations 6 = tEsr,icides "7 = fenilizers 8 = sewage 9 = dairy wasr l0 = urbansorm runoff I I = elevated arsenic concenrradons 12 = elevarcd chromium concentralions 13 = eievated mercury concenuations 14 = treated wast3 water WATER TYPE: WT = wetland discharge WW = waste water treatment plant effluent Tail = agdculrural nil water Tile - agriculnrrai rile water U = urbanstormnrnoff NF = nauralfloodflows OP = operadonal spill GW = ground water SW = surface waEr DW = dairy wasrc CONSTRUCTION: E = earthlined C = concrerc iined P = pipeline b-"1 THE DELTA BASINS TheDelta area has beendivided into five basins. Theyare DrainageBasin No. 10, 32, 44A, 448 and 44C. The tidal characteristics of the De]ia area are dominantin the NorthDelta (Basin10), central De'lta(Basin 44A) and south Delta (Basin 44C) Basins. The areas west of the Delta (Basin aaB) drawwater foi irrigation mostly fr.omthe.Delta. The basin east of the Delta (Basin 32) contains water districts which drain from the eastside of the valte.f,tnto ttr6 Deltabasins. TheDelta Basins that are influencedby tjdal action haveunique characteristics. Thesebasins containht'gh1y organjc soils andare typ'ica1'lyislands suryounded by channelsof water. Thesewaters are fed primari1V bV th-eSacramento and San JoaquinRiv_q.rs. Water in the Delta meandersthrough sioughs, cuts, canalsand channels. Thedirection of thes.eflows dependson inflow vblumes,tides, export pumping,.diversionsand other factors. Becauseof these characteristics,'the water bodies do not easily fit the descriptions in the In'landSurface Witers P'lan. An argumentcan be madefor a separateclassification systemfor these Delta Basins. Fewwater bodies in theseBasins are agricultural suDplvor drainaoe dominated.Many of the channelsin the Delta hav-ebeen construiteO anO aieaoEa partial'ly for agricul.ture.but nonewould fal I into category (b) designati;n. Tt,qsgmajgr water bodies have not beenclassified as ca{eg6ry(l) bedauseof t tidal influencesand difficulties fitting theminto the clalsifitaiion scheme. Since.many^ofthe De'ltaislands are 'landslower than surroundinglands, 'Rather water supp'lv methodsdiffer from other irri_gated in the Central Vli ley. ihfi ; network of canals.yf,i.lt su.ppiywater to a numberof groweri, imigation ii lvRicatly accomplished-by.thesiphoning of the surroundingwater Uy i-natviauai farms. Morethan. 1,.800 :iphons divert-water for crop and-livestoiftp"oAr.iion (StatgLands Conmisrsisn_, 199L and DHR l9p_7).. Drainage'is almost entineiy ;;;i;;; (taii) water with little subsurface(tiie) water. Reclamationdistrjcts, foundthroughout the Delta,.areresponsible for jslands. the system of leveeswhich pro.tectthe Thesedistricts providedmuch of ttre"Oiii 9l dra'inage.- Irrigation supply is _theresponsibi l ity of individual iarmJ. Therefore, informat'ionon water supp'lycanais and irrigation systemsmay be I acki nq. REFERENCES: State Lards Qemmissisa, 1991. Delto-Esawy Califomia Inland. Coas\ A public TrusL ?Ig Departnent of Water Resources, 1-987. Sacranento-San loaEtin Delta Attas. 71 pp. 6-5 TULARE LAKE BASIN Category(b) Water Bodies The following information supports our list of waterbodies recommendedto be categortzedas Category b waterbodies as defined in the Iniand SurfaceWaters pian. These water bodies are shown on Figures 1 and 2. Kings Riven The.Kings River begins-in the highest eievations of the SienraNevada in the northeastpart of the Tulare Lake Hydrologic Basin. It is dammed near piedra in the SierraNevada foothills to form Pine Elat Reservoir. From the reservoir, it fiows in a southwesteriy_ direction towards historic Tulare Lake. About one mile eastof where it meetsHighway 41, the River splits into North Fork and ClarLs Fork. At the Crescent Headworks, the North Foik continues into the Fresno Slough which connectsthe Kings River to the San |oaq_uinRiver during flood periods. (The Basin Pian describesthe portion of the Frgsno blough from thett"r..rit i"aoworks to the Stiruon Weir as the North Fork.) The last eilnt miles of the Fresno Slough has beenreconstmcted and wili not be discussed-her". Approximateiv three miles downstream of the North Fork/Clartcs.Fork :piit tfre'S'outfrr.if;pfil- from the Clarks Fork. The South Fork and Clarks Forli reconverge five milds Jo*r**",",. Kings River peoples lhe downstrea:n of weq,_excfr$.g the Fresno slough, is {omiryted by agn:ilt'rd supply flows from Marctr ,t-igh eugus; J-"n y""r. Aquatic resourc€s in these readres are enhanced due to thise flows. "d*ltu"l The Lower South Fork is dominated from Septenrber through February by a ground (use.d mix of water for irrigation) and agricuitural disctrargL. a"" idr"ti. resourc€spresent in the Lower south Foik of the Kings Riier oiri *iv as a result of theseagriculturai flows. The FresnoSiough is normally dry:xcgpt for flood periods when it convevsKings River water out of the Tulare Lake Basin. During outo periocis, the Slough receives small quantities of agricultural dischargeswhictr"percoiaie q*;klii;;;" bed' Any stream aquatic resourcesPresent in the slough during periods br low precipitation exist oniv as a resuit of thesedischarges. EastsideSheams: Eastside streamsare ephemeraland have water after rainfall events. Several streamson the eastsicie of Fresnoand Tu-larecounties mav be ciominated ,,frost hrate.r" bv dunng winter months. Thesestrearru inciude wahtoke c;k,-i;"i;";; Creek,and sand Creek. "Frost water" is well water used to pr""""i tir" otrus from freezing crop during partio.riarlvcold days. The "frost water,,mav contains a agrimlturai chemicaisused in the citrus orchards. ws1 TULARE LAKE BASIN Traver Creek is normaiiy dry except for flood periods. It currentiv carries agrictrlfr-ud supply warer from the Kings River during the irrigation seasonand may carry "frost water" during cold spells. Any aquatic resourcesPresent in this creek during periods of no precipitation exist only as a result of the suppiv flows. Kaweah Riven The Kaweah River svstem (which indudes the St. Iohns River, Elk Bavou, Outside Creek, Deep Creek, Elbow Creek, Cottonwood Creek, and Cross Creek) beiow Terminus Dam is fuIiy appropriated. Except during flood periods, it is dry river bed or dominated by agricuifiuai suppiy flows during the irrigation season. Poso Creeic Poso Creek originates in the Sierta foothills and flows into the valley floor in the general direction of the Tuiare Lake Bed. On the valley t'loor, it is an uncontrolied lphemeral stream which flows only during periods of intense preciP_itation. The North Kern Water Storage District uses the lower reach of the Poso Creek channel for ground water recharge with Kern River water. Any aquatic resources Present in this reach of the creek is the result of these flows. Buena Vista Aquatic Recreation Area: The Buena Vista Lake is the natural terurinus of the Kern River. Aquatic iakes and regulation-of along the edge of the old lake bed are now used for limited _storage irrigition *iters from the Kern River, the Cdifornia Aqueduct,_and some ground *"tlt. All beneficial uses at these lakes are derived from these flows; Category (C-3) Water Bodies Kings Riven The Kings River historicallv distributes into multiple channels as it enters the vailev t-ioor. These channels, now reconsfmcted and with headgatry are ciry except for agricuirural suppiv flows. The reconstructed charmeis indude China Slough, phi1ilps Ditch, Carmeiita Ditch, Rice Ditch, Short Ditch #1, Mclaughitl Ditch, Farm Ditch #1 and #3, Jacobi Ditch, Fink Ditch, Turner Ditch, Hanke Ditch, Bwd Ditch, jack Ditch, Cameron Ditch, and Harris Slough Ditch' At the end of the Kings River, the Fresno Slough rraditionailv carried Kings_River. water out of the Tularl Lake Basin and into the San ioaquin River svstem' Since the Fresno Slough Bvpass was constructed, the Fresno Slough has been dry excePt for agricuitural supiiy water from the Mendota Pooi and smaii arnounts of Kings River water. b-Yts TULARE LAKE BASIN Kaweah Riven The Kaweah River historically distributes into multiple channets as it enters the valley floor. Some of these channels remain naturaland some have been reconstmcted. Reconstructed drannels include the Bates Slough, tewis Creek, Inside Creek' Mill Creek, and Casteron Creek. These ciranneis]J--""p, t , Creek, are dominat"d by."rr*l.trral supply waters. Mill Creek, at differeni ti-o of the year, mav be donlnaLed bv agricultual supply waters or domestic and indpstrial wastewater from facilities in Visalia Tule Riven The Tule River historically flowed into the Tuiare Lake. Since constnrction of success Da:n, flows in the Tule River are controlled for 3grycultural use except 9*i"g flood r-el.llo. u! cop of Engineerscontrols flood flows. TheTule River below the Friant-Kern3t" Canal has bee-nreconsEucted and is also used for agricultr:ral suppiy water diverted from the Friant-IGrn canat White Riven The white River originates in the Sierra foothills and flows ino the valley floor in the generai direction of the Tulare Lake Bed. on the valley fl;;, itl * ephenreral stretrm which flows.only d.**g periods of intense precipitation- The river c5annei has been reconstructedand oc.asionally carries agrillhual retgrn flows. These flows typically percolate within a short-rristanoe# th" discrraE Deer C-reelc Deer creek is a v{ley floor, uncontrolled ephemeral strean of whic}r reacheshave been reconstnrcted- It aiso intermittently ca:rrier ;"p;ly;ows ciiverted from the Friant-Kern Canal. "gri*itr; EastsideSheams several sreams on the east side of Fresno and Tulare counties have been reconstucted for va-rio's purposes ana may ue ao--"t"a bv ,,frost water,,during wrnter months' Thesestreams indude surprise ct*t, w*i*, a;eek, il"gro creek, and Long creek' "Frost water" is well *"to ,rr"d tolrevent the citnrs crop freezing during particulariy ,,frost from cold days. The waier,,may contains agnctrltural chemicalsused in the citrus orchards. 9-on Hydrographic Units (DrainageBasins for ISWP) KETIIEXAN TULAREI.AKE (s8D) O It".'' urAsco tr p^ =... I -so ^ i.. L 1' O \ 'F\Ne( (6r" ...... aa(EFISFELD a b-J+o TABIJ 1- Cl M{OR CONSTRUCTEDAGRICIJLTIJRAL DRAINAGE WATER tr'ACILITIES WTIEIN THE CENTR,ALVAIIEY OFCALIF'ONNIA Typc of Lcagth Acres Watcr Quality Narnc Cmrucrion (milas) IJl?meal Warcr Tvpc FlosPaiod Cmms Naro'ass Cro&r Canal 5.0 Sac Rivcr,Tail,NF Jaa - Dcc 23,4 Coluss Besin Drain 75.0 Tail,NF Jeo - Dcc zi,4 KniebrbdingRidgcCut 60 NF Jo - Dcc 23,4 Yolo B19ass 165 Teil,NF Jen - Dcc 23,4 Iis&ie Bypass NF Jan - Dcc 23,4 Surcr Bynss 3LO SecRiva,TailNF Jan - Dcc 23,4 &nsidc Blpass 45.0 TaitNF Jan - Dcc 23,4 SanLuis Drain c R/ R GW Oct - Anr r)74 TABLET.C2 MAJOR CONSIBUCTED AGR,ICTILTIJRALWATER IT,ANSPORT I'ACILITIES WITHIN TIIE CENIT,AL VALLEY OF CALIFORNIA Typc of L€ngth Acrss Warcr Quality Nama Cnnsmrdim /milacl Dnincd Warcr Tvoc Flow Pcriod Ccrrccrns Natomas Cross Canal ) . Sac Rivcr, Tail Tchana-Colusa C:nal I 10.9 Sac Rivcr Jo - Dcc Glcnn-Colusa Canal 66 Sas Rivct Califoraia Aquaduct 300+ Dclta Folsom-Sqrth Canal . 26.8 Jan - Dec Dclre Mcadou Canal EC 116 Friant Daq Freoo Rivcr Ja - Dcc 16"a16gCrnrl 36 Fcb - Scp Friant-km Csnal Eg 151.8 Jm- De Cross ValIry Caaal Coalbga Caoal c 14.6 Jan - Dcc Coluabia-Mowry Fac. 1t Fcb - Scp Fuaks Rcscrvior Jsr - Dcc Coming Canal E tl t Sac Rivcr Jqr - Dcc Sm Bcnio Systcur Y l$.J SrrLuis Rcscnroir Jan- Dec Dclta Goss Ctraoncl E tt Delta Clar Crcck Turmel 10.8 Clecr Crcck Spring Creck Powcr Cond J Sac Rivcr Cow Crcc& Unir 70 Ioyon Pipclirc P 6 Clcar Crcck South Unit 50 Clccr CrEk