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queerbychoice — 2009-05-03 00:19:43

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- The big flows feeding the Yolo Bypass tend to come over Fremont Weir -- a low, concrete barrier at the north end of the Yolo Bypass, close to the confluence of the Sacramento and Feather Rivers. It's also at this confluence that the Sutter Bypass dumps water from the Butte Sinks, so essentially the Fremont Weir is handling water from the Sutter Buttes, Sacramento River, and the Feather River, not to mention the Yuba and Bear Rivers, which feed into the Feather River. When the water reaches an elevation of 33.5 feet, it goes sliding over the Fremont Weir.	+ The big flows feeding the Yolo Bypass tend to come over Fremont Weir -- a low, concrete barrier at the north end of the Yolo Bypass, close to the confluence of the Sacramento and Feather Rivers. It's also at this confluence that the Sutter Bypass dumps water from the Butte Sinks, so essentially the Fremont Weir is handling water from the Sutter Buttes, Sacramento River, and the [wiki:yubasutter:"Feather River"], not to mention the [wiki:yubasutter:"Yuba River"] and [wiki:yubasutter:"Bear River"], which feed into the Feather River. When the water reaches an elevation of 33.5 feet, it goes sliding over the Fremont Weir.

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DavidFeliz — 2008-02-03 22:33:57

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DavidFeliz — 2008-02-03 22:22:57

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DavidFeliz — 2008-02-03 22:21:36

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DavidFeliz — 2008-02-03 22:18:14

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DavidFeliz — 2008-02-03 22:14:48

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DavidFeliz — 2008-02-03 22:13:25

Inaccurate acreage figure, responsible agency, and name of Wildlife Area.

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- '''The 25,500-acre area beneath the ["Yolo Causeway"]''' is known as the Yolo Bypass floodway; this floodway is managed by the [http://www.dfg.ca.gov/ California Department of Fish & Game] and is part of the ["Sacramento River Flood Control Project"]. The flood control project is a system of levees, dams, bypasses and weirs along the main river channels, and was formally incorporated into a single flood control system in the 1930s by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. The primary function of the Yolo Bypass is to protect ["the Delta" delta] cities from seasonal floods.	+ '''The 59,000-acre area beneath the ["Yolo Causeway"]''' is known as the Yolo Bypass floodway; this floodway is part of the ["Sacramento River Flood Control Project"]. The flood control project is a system of levees, dams, bypasses and weirs along the main river channels, and was formally incorporated into a single flood control system in the 1930s by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. The primary function of the Yolo Bypass is to protect ["the Delta" delta] cities from seasonal floods. The Yolo Bypass is managed by the Department of Water Resources.
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- Since its inception, however, the Yolo Bypass has taken on additional roles including ["Rice Paddies" agriculture] during the summer and fall months and valuable ["Davis Wetlands" wetland] during the flood season, supporting a significant ["Waterbirds" waterfowl] population. It is considered a model of a public-private partnership that shows that wildlife, flood control and agriculture can co-exist in a largely urban setting. A 16,000-acre portion of this floodway has been designated the ["Vic Fazio Yolo Wildlife Area"], the largest public/private restoration project west of the Florida Everglades. The bypass is a key component of the habitat restoration planned as part of the ["CalFed Bay Delta Accord"] process, and is a vital element of the [http://www.usbr.gov/mp/cvhjv/ Central Valley Habitat Joint Venture]'s habitat restoration goals.	+ Since its inception, however, the Yolo Bypass has taken on additional roles including ["Rice Paddies" agriculture] during the summer and fall months and valuable ["Davis Wetlands" wetland] during the flood season, supporting a significant ["Waterbirds" waterfowl] population. It is considered a model of a public-private partnership that shows that wildlife, flood control and agriculture can co-exist in a largely urban setting. A 16,000-acre portion of this floodway has been designated the ["Yolo Bypass Wildlife Area"], the largest public/private restoration project west of the Florida Everglades. The bypass is a key component of the habitat restoration planned as part of the ["CalFed Bay Delta Accord"] process, and is a vital element of the [http://www.usbr.gov/mp/cvhjv/ Central Valley Habitat Joint Venture]'s habitat restoration goals. + + Recent work has shown that the flooded Yolo Bypass provides excellent habitat for native fish such as Splittail, White Sturgeon and juvenile Chinook Salmon. + + Recent photos (January 31, 2008) of the flooded Yolo Bypass can be viewed at: [http://picasaweb.google.com/yolodave/FloodingInYoloBypass2008]

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JabberWokky — 2006-07-18 21:07:42

Bypassed the brs

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AlphaDog — 2006-01-03 17:16:17

+moinfo +interwiki4nitpickers

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- [[Thumbnail(fazio_bypass.jpg, 360, left)]][[BR]][[BR]][[BR]][[BR]] - '''The 25,500-acre area beneath the ["Yolo Causeway"]''' is known as the Yolo Bypass floodway; this floodway is managed by the [http://www.dfg.ca.gov/ California Department of Fish & Game] and is part of the ["Sacramento River Flood Control Project"]. The flood control project is a system of bypasses along the main river channels, and was originally built in the 1930s by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. The primary function of the bypass is to protect ["the Delta" delta] cities from seasonal floods.	+ [[Image(fazio_bypass.jpg, 360, left, thumbnail)]][[BR]][[BR]][[BR]][[BR]] + '''The 25,500-acre area beneath the ["Yolo Causeway"]''' is known as the Yolo Bypass floodway; this floodway is managed by the [http://www.dfg.ca.gov/ California Department of Fish & Game] and is part of the ["Sacramento River Flood Control Project"]. The flood control project is a system of levees, dams, bypasses and weirs along the main river channels, and was formally incorporated into a single flood control system in the 1930s by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. The primary function of the Yolo Bypass is to protect ["the Delta" delta] cities from seasonal floods.
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- Flooding is the most significant natural hazard in ["Yolo County"], and the Yolo Bypass is a natural flood basin that receives water from both the ["Sacramento River"] and ["Cache Creek"]. During the winter months, [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Weir weirs] in the levee systems along the river and creek are opened periodically to release water into the floodway to avoid flooding inhabited areas of the counties. In the event of a catastrophic levee failure, the bypass is intented to serve as a diversion channel for the Sacramento River. In fact, the largest cost of managing the Yolo Bypass is the electricity needed to keep the pumps working and the ["Sacramento River"] out of the basin!	+ Flooding is the most significant natural hazard in ["Yolo County"], and the Yolo Bypass is a natural flood basin that receives water from the ["Sacramento River"], ["Cache Creek"], the Knight's Landing Ridge Cut, Willow Slough, and Putah Creek. During the winter months, [wiki:WikiPedia:Weir weirs] in the levee systems along the river and creeks are opened periodically to release water into the floodway to avoid flooding inhabited areas of the counties. To prevent a catastrophic levee failure, the bypass is intented to serve as a diversion channel for the Sacramento River. In fact, the largest cost of managing the Yolo Bypass is the electricity needed to keep the pumps working and the ["Sacramento River"] out of the basin! + + The big flows feeding the Yolo Bypass tend to come over Fremont Weir -- a low, concrete barrier at the north end of the Yolo Bypass, close to the confluence of the Sacramento and Feather Rivers. It's also at this confluence that the Sutter Bypass dumps water from the Butte Sinks, so essentially the Fremont Weir is handling water from the Sutter Buttes, Sacramento River, and the Feather River, not to mention the Yuba and Bear Rivers, which feed into the Feather River. When the water reaches an elevation of 33.5 feet, it goes sliding over the Fremont Weir. + + The other major Yolo Bypass feeder is the manually operated Sacramento Weir, just north of ["West Sacramento"] on the Sacramento River. Under U.S. Army Corps of Engineers rules, the weir is opened once the Sacramento River hits the 27.5 foot stage at Sacramentos I Street Bridge [Jiboom Street] with continued rising forecasted. The weir consists of 48 steel gates held in place by timber locks; opened by State Department of Water Resources workmen in the pouring rain, these gates allow water to merge with the American River down the mile-long Sacramento Bypass in West Sacramento before flowing into the larger Yolo Bypass.
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	+ == Other Resources == + [http://www.watershedportal.org/news/news_html?ID=214 WatershedPortal.org] + [http://www.familywateralliance.com/a_river_runs_through_it1.htm FamilyWaterAlliance.com]

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AlphaDog — 2006-01-03 16:25:17

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AlphaDog — 2005-10-04 18:18:53

+mo info re flood control

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- Flooding is the most significant natural hazard in ["Yolo County"], and the Yolo Bypass is a natural flood basin that receives water from both the ["Sacramento River"] and ["Cache Creek"]. During the winter months, weirs in the levee systems along the river and creek are opened periodically to release water into the floodway to avoid flooding inhabited areas of the counties. The overflow area is used for ["Rice Paddies" agriculture] during the summer and fall months and is valuable ["Davis Wetlands" wetland] during the flood season, supporting a significant waterfowl population.	+ Flooding is the most significant natural hazard in ["Yolo County"], and the Yolo Bypass is a natural flood basin that receives water from both the ["Sacramento River"] and ["Cache Creek"]. During the winter months, weirs in the levee systems along the river and creek are opened periodically to release water into the floodway to avoid flooding inhabited areas of the counties. In the event of a catastrophic levee failure, the bypass is intented to serve as a diversion channel for the Sacramento River. In fact, the largest cost of managing the Yolo Bypass is the electricity needed to keep the pumps working and the ["Sacramento River"] out of the basin!
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- A fun fact: the largest cost in managing the Yolo Bypass is the cost of electricity to keep the pumps working -- and keeping the ["Sacramento River"] out of the basin.	+ Since its inception, however, the Yolo Bypass has taken on additional roles including ["Rice Paddies" agriculture] during the summer and fall months and valuable ["Davis Wetlands" wetland] during the flood season, supporting a significant ["Waterbirds" waterfowl] population. It is considered a model of a public-private partnership that shows that wildlife, flood control and agriculture can co-exist in a largely urban setting. A 16,000-acre portion of this floodway has been designated the ["Vic Fazio Yolo Wildlife Area"], the largest public/private restoration project west of the Florida Everglades. The bypass is a key component of the habitat restoration planned as part of the ["CalFed Bay Delta Accord"] process, and is a vital element of the [http://www.usbr.gov/mp/cvhjv/ Central Valley Habitat Joint Venture]'s habitat restoration goals. +

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PaulLanzi — 2005-04-02 19:43:36

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AlphaDog — 2005-03-28 00:52:59

+link to Central Valley Habitat Joint Venture

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AlphaDog — 2005-03-28 00:51:07

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AlphaDog — 2005-03-08 16:03:05

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AlphaDog — 2005-02-28 17:34:35

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AlphaDog — 2005-02-28 11:35:15

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	+ '''The 25,500-acre area beneath the ["Yolo Causeway"]''' is known as the Yolo Bypass floodway; this floodway is managed by the ["California Department of Fish & Game"] to promote an increase in ["waterfowl"] and other bird populations. It is considered a model of a public-private partnership that shows that wildlife, flood control and agriculture can co-exist in a largely urban setting. A 16,000-acre portion of this floodway has been designated the ["Vic Fazio Yolo Wildlife Area"], the largest public/private restoration project west of the Florida Everglades. Flooding is the most significant natural hazard in ["Yolo County"], and the Yolo Bypass is a natural flood basin that receives water from both the ["Sacramento River"] and ["Cache Creek"]. During the winter months, weirs in the levee systems along the river and creek are opened periodically to release water into the floodway to avoid flooding inhabited areas of the counties. The overflow area is used for ["rice fields" agriculture] during the summer and fall months and is valuable ["Davis Wetlands" wetland] during the flood season, supporting a significant waterfowl population.