Delta-Mendota Canal Quiz

What is the primary purpose of the Delta-Mendota Canal?

• Flood control

• Deliver water to the San Joaquin Valley

• Generate hydroelectric power

• Recreational activities

Where does the Delta-Mendota Canal originate?

• Tracy Pumping Plant

• San Joaquin River

• Mendota Pool

• Sacramento River

The Delta-Mendota Canal is part of which larger water project?

• State Water Project

• Central Valley Project

• Colorado River Project

• Bay-Delta Plan

When was the Delta-Mendota Canal completed?

• 1940

• 1951

• 1965

• 1973

The length of the Delta-Mendota Canal is approximately:

• 50 miles

• 117 miles

• 200 miles

• 300 miles

What does the Mendota Pool serve as in relation to the Delta-Mendota Canal?

• Water storage facility

• Irrigation channel

• Terminus of the canal

• Beginning of the canal

Which of the following cities is closest to the start of the Delta-Mendota Canal?

• Los Angeles

• Tracy

The Delta-Mendota Canal helps replace water flows in which river?

• San Joaquin River

• Sacramento River

• American River

• Kings River

The primary function of the C.W. Bill Jones Pumping Plant is to:

• Supply drinking water

• Pump water into the Delta-Mendota Canal

• Generate electricity

• Monitor water quality

The Central Valley Project (CVP), which the Delta-Mendota Canal is a part of, was authorized by Congress in which year?

• 1937

• 1945

• 1959

• 1971