WASHINGTON, Oct. 2 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior's Bureau of Reclamation issued the following press release:
SACRAMENTO, Calif. - The Bureau of Reclamation will close the Delta Cross Channel gates on Monday, Oct. 5, at approximately 10 a.m. The gates will remain closed until further notice.
The closure is intended to help protect adult fall-run Chinook salmon passage and maintain river flows that help guide migrating salmon toward the lower Mokelumne River.
The timing of the gate reopening will depend on Delta conditions and will be coordinated based on current hydrologic and fisheries information. Reclamation will provide additional information as it becomes available.
The Delta Cross Channel, located near Walnut Grove, Califo...