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2025-01-26 06:11:44 UTC - HELPFUL
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This video shows the Folsom Dam Auxiliary Spillway, which operates only during high-water events. https://www.dvidshub.net/image/7741240/folsom-dam-auxiliary-spillway-releases-during-atmospheric-river-event https://www.spk.usace.army.mil/missions/civil-works/folsom-dam-auxiliary-spillway/ These releases enter the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta system. 50-85% of this water is then diverted to urban, agricultural, and other human uses. https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1002/rrr.3450040307 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Central_Valley_Project#/media/File:Central_valley_project-01.png https://www.mwdh2o.com/state-water-project-map
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