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The Sites Reservoir is a proposed offstream reservoir project west of Colusa in the Sacramento Valley of northern California to be built and operated by the Sites Project Authority. The project would divert water from the Sacramento River upstream of the Sacramento–San Joaquin River Delta through existing canals to a new reservoir 14 miles away…
The Sites Reservoir is a proposed offstream reservoir project west of Colusa in the Sacramento Valley of northern California to be built and operated by the Sites Project Authority. The project would divert water from the Sacramento River upstream of the Sacramento–San Joaquin River Delta through existing canals to a new reservoir 14 miles away. Annual yield would depend on precipitation and environmental restrictions.
  • Built: 2024 start; 2030 completion (proposed)
  • Primary outflows: Stone Corral Creek, Funks Creek
  • Managing agency: California Department of Water Resources
  • Max. length: 13 miles (21 km)
  • Surface area: 14,000 acres (5,700 ha)
  • Max. depth: 310 ft (94 m)
  • Water volume: 1.8 million acre-feet (2.2 km³) · (max. as proposed)
Data from: en.wikipedia.org