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Have you ever noticed that the Sacramento river delta, while way inland, is actually quite near sea level?
by greglindahl 10y ago
Have you ever noticed that the Sacramento river delta, while way inland, is actually quite near sea level?
- Animats 10y agoTrue, but the problem with the Sacramento delta is keeping the fresh water flow high enough to keep salt water from going upstream, not getting rid of the river water. If sea levels rise, the delta becomes a salt flat and the fresh water is diverted to the California Water Project. See Peripheral Canal.[1] Maybe build a dam at Vallejo and stop salt water incursion from going further upstream. [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peripheral_Canal https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peripheral_Canal