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Science activity #49944, updated 29 April 2022

Central Valley Project - Reservoir Monitoring

Description / purpose

The Central Valley Project (USBR) is responsible for maintaining and monitoring water levels in several key reservoirs in California. The reservoirs of focus (largest capacity) within the CVP are Folsom, Whiskeytown, Shasta, Trinity, San Luis, and Millerton. San Luis is jointly monitored by USBR and DWR. Reservoir storage, elevation, inflow, and outflow are monitored daily, with some parameters at certain reservoirs being monitored hourly or monthly, and reported to the California Data Exchange Center (CDEC) for public access.

Linked science activities

None specified

Collaborators

None specified

Activity status

  • 1 Awarded / Initiating (1996)
  • 2 In progress / Ongoing (1996 - 2019)
  • 3 Complete

Funding summary

Total allocated funding: $0

Location

Subbasins
Delta regions

Geographic tags

None specified

Products and outputs

Type Title Description Views
Data California Data Exchange Center (CDEC) The California Data Exchange Center (CDEC) install 2
Data Central Valley Operations Data Links Links users to many different reports relevant for 2
Data CDEC Daily Reservoir Storage for California Provides daily reservoir information for selected 2
Data Daily Reservoir Operations Reports USBR provides daily reservoir reports for all of i 3
Report Project Financial Statement - Central Valley Project California-Consolidated Mid Pacific Region Financial statements report for the Central Valley 0
Data Lake Shasta Water Level website provides daily and annual reservoir levels 0
Data Map of key California reservoirs/capacities Shows the reservoir locations, which agency is res 0
Data Folsom Lake Water Level Provides daily and annual graphs of lake water lev 0
Data Dayflow This monitoring activity is used in CDWR's calcula 2

Type and context

Science action area

Unspecified

Management themes

Water supply management

Science themes

Environmental conditions , Habitat changes , Land use and human activities

Types

None specified

Science functions

None specified

Management actions

Water operations , Water storage , Water conveyance / infrastructure

Science Topics

Water storage , Water conveyance / infrastructure , Surface water / flow , Stage , Flood , Precipitation , Main channels , Water use / demand , Evaporation / evapotranspiration

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