Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta levees

GPTKB entity

Statements (34)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:dam
gptkbp:built mid-1800s to present
gptkbp:builtBy federal agencies
state agencies
local reclamation districts
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta levees
gptkbp:importantFor protects agricultural land
protects communities in the Delta
protects water supply for Central Valley and Southern California
gptkbp:length over 1,100 miles
gptkbp:locatedIn gptkb:California
gptkb:Sacramento-San_Joaquin_Delta
gptkbp:maintainedBy gptkb:California_Department_of_Water_Resources
local reclamation districts
gptkbp:material gptkb:rock
concrete
earth
gptkbp:purpose flood control
water management
agricultural protection
gptkbp:regulates Delta Levees Special Flood Control Projects Program
Delta Levee Maintenance Subventions Program
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:California_State_Water_Project
gptkb:Central_Valley_Project
gptkbp:riskFactor saltwater intrusion
loss of habitat
potential for catastrophic failure
gptkbp:threats climate change
earthquakes
flooding
sea level rise
subsidence
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Sacramento_River_levees
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5