Central Valley Project

Science activity #50078, updated 29 April 2022

Description / purpose

The CVP is one of the largest water storage and transport systems in the world, comprised of 20 reservoirs and more than 500 miles of canals. This project provides water used to irrigate more than 3 million acres of agricultural land and has a total reservoir storage of 11,363,000 acre-feet.

Linked science activities

None specified

Collaborators

None specified

Activity status

1 Awarded / Initiating (1950)
2 In progress / Ongoing (1950 - 2019)
3 Complete

Funding summary

Total allocated funding: $0

Location

Subbasins

Delta regions

Geographic tags

None specified

Products and outputs

Title	Description	Views
Central Valley Project website	URL for the Central Valley Project	2
Central Valley Improvement Act website	URL for the Central Valley Improvement Act website	0
Central Valley Project Draft Final Cost Allocation Study	This cost allocation study was initiated based on	0
Central Valley Project Operations Office website	URL for the Central Valley Project Operations Offi	0

Type and context

Science action area

Unspecified

Management themes

Water supply management , Flood risk and land use management

Science themes

Environmental conditions , Land use and human activities

Types

None specified

Science functions

None specified

Management actions

Water operations , Water storage , Water demand , Water conveyance / infrastructure , Flood control

Science Topics

Water operations / exports , Water storage , Water conveyance / infrastructure , Surface water / flow , Stage , Flood

Lead implementing organization

U.S. Bureau of Reclamation [USBR]

Partner implementing organizations

California Department of Water Resource [DWR]

Funding organizations

None specified

Funding programs

None specified

Funding sources

None specified