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Department of Water Resources

1416 9th Street,
Sacramento, Ca 95814

Mailing Address:
P. O. Box 942836,
Sacramento, Ca 94236-0001

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 Temporary Barriers Operating Schedule
| Old River near Tracy | Spring Head of Old River | Fall Head of Old River |
| Middle River | Grant Line Canal |

Year Old River near Tracy (DMC)
Installation
Notched
Removal
Started
Closed
Completed
Started
Breached
Completed
1987              
1988              
1989              
1990              
1991 14-Aug   30-Aug   28-Sep   13-Oct (i)
1992 15-Apr
boat port on
  01-May
09-May
boat port on
  30-Sep   09-Oct (ii)
1993 12-May   1-Jun   27-Sep   6-Oct
1994 22-Apr
boat port on
All culverts tied open (5/18-6/1)
  April-24
May-01
  26-Sep   10-Oct
1995 3-Aug   8-Aug   27-Sep   6-Oct
1996 12-May   10-Jun (iii)   29-Sep   16-Oct
1997 8-Apr   17-Apr   30-Sep   7-Oct
1998 (vii)            
1999 15-May   28-May   28-Sep   8-Oct
2000 4-Apr   16-Apr   1-Oct   7-Oct
2001 23-Apr   26-Apr   13-Nov 14-Nov 26-Nov
2002 1-Apr   18-Apr   16-Nov 16-Nov 29-Nov
2003 1-Apr 14-Apr 22-Apr 17-Sep 13-Nov 15-Nov 25-Nov
2004 1-Apr 15-Apr 20-Apr 10-Sep 8-Nov 8-Nov 1-Dec
2005 9-May 31-May 6-Jun 15-Sep 8-Nov 10-Nov 30-Nov
2006 7-Jul 17-Jul 31-Jul 1-Oct 13-Nov 16-Nov 8-Dec
2007 2-Apr 18-Apr 23-Apr 21-Sep 5-Nov 7-Nov 18-Nov
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Year Spring Head of Old River
Installation
Removal
Started
Closed
Completed
Started
Breached
Completed
1987
1988
1989
1990
1991
1992
15-April
boat port on
23-April @ 4 ft
26-April @ 6 ft
01-May
02-Jun
08-Jun
1993
1994
21-April
boat port on
23-April @ 10 ft
01-May
18-May
20-May
1995
1996
6-May
11-May
16-May
03-Sep (iv)
1997
9-Apr
16-Apr
15-May
19-May
1998
1999
2000
5-Apr
16-Apr
19-May
2-Jun
2001
17-Apr
6-Apr
23-May
30-May
2002
2-Apr
18-Apr
22-May
24-May
7-Jun
2003
1-Apr
15-Apr
21-Apr
16-May
18-May
3-Jun
2004
1-Apr
15-Apr
21-Apr
19-May
24-May
10-Jun
2005
2006
2007
11- Apr
20- Apr
26- Apr
19- May
22- May
6- Jun
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Year Fall Head of Old River (v)
Installation
Notched
Removal
Started
Closed
Completed
Started
Breached
Completed
1968(ix)
30-Sep
3-Oct
15-Nov
21-Nov
1969
1970
1-Oct
6-Oct
13-Nov
14-Nov
1971
24-Sep
1-Oct
8-Nov
12-Nov
1972
25-Sep
29-Sep
7-Nov
10-Nov
1973
1-Oct
5-Oct
14-Nov
15-Nov
1974
12-Sep
18-Sep
1-Nov
9-Nov
1975
17-Sep
26-Sep
1-Nov
4-Nov
1976
28-Oct
1-Nov
22-Nov
23-Nov
1977
27-Oct
5-Dec
1978
1979
1-Oct
29-Nov
1980
1981
15-Oct
25-Nov
1982
1983
1984
5-Sep
8-Sep
19-Oct
1985
1986
1987
9-Sep
11-Sep
28-Nov
1988
22-Sep
28-Sep
2-Dec
1989
27-Sep
28-Sep
27-Nov
30-Nov
1990
10-Sep
11-Sep
27-Nov
1991
9-Sep
13-Sep
22-Nov
27-Nov
1992
8-Sep
11-Sep
30-Nov
4-Dec
1993
08-Nov (vi)
11-Nov
3-Dec
7-Dec
1994
6-Sep
8-Sep
28-Nov
30-Nov
1995
1996
30-Sep
3-Oct
18-Nov
22-Nov
1997
1998
1999
2000
27-Sep
7-Oct
27-Nov
8-Dec
2001
24-Sep
6-Oct
22-Nov
22-Nov
2-Dec
2002
24-Sep
4-Oct
11-Nov
12-Nov
21-Nov
2003
2-Sep
15-Sep
18-Sep
16-Sep
3-Nov
4-Nov
13-Nov
2004
7-Sep
27-Sep
29-Sep
28-Sep
1-Nov
2-Nov
12-Nov
2005
19-Sep
28-Sep
30-Sep
29-Sep
7-Nov
8-Nov
15-Nov
2006
2007 5-Oct 17-Oct 18-Oct 18-Oct 9-Nov 10-Nov 29-Nov
<TOP>

Year Middle River
Installation
Notched
Removal
Started
Closed
Completed
Started
Breached
Completed
1987
15-May
End of Sep
End of Sep
1988
26-May
28-May
23-Sep
23-Sep
1989
12-Apr
26-Sep
26-Sep
1990
16-Apr
29-Sep
29-Sep
1991
4-Apr
5-Apr
27-Sep
27-Sep
1992
8-Apr
10-Apr
28-Sep
29-Sep
1993
14-Jun
17-Jun
23-Sep
24-Sep
1994
23-Apr
25-Apr
29-Sep
5-Oct
1995
8-Aug
11-Aug
10-Oct
10-Oct
1996
18-May
20-May
29-Sep
29-Sep
1997
3-Apr
7-Apr
27-Sep
28-Sep
1998
1999
15-May
18-May
29-Sep
2-Oct
2000
4-Apr
6-Apr
1-Oct
7-Oct
2001
20-Apr
23-Apr
12-Nov
18-Nov
17-Nov
2002
10-Apr
15-Apr
20-Nov
20-Nov
23-Nov
2003
12-Apr
15-Apr
23-Apr
17-Sep
7-Nov
8-Nov
10-Nov
2004
9-Apr
12-Apr
13-Apr
23-Sep
9-Nov
10-Nov
12-Nov
2005
10-May
12-May
17-May
15-Sep
7-Nov
8-Nov
9-Nov
2006
5-Jul
7-Jul
8-Jul
1-Oct
17-Nov
18-Nov
20-Nov
2007
7-Apr
10-Apr
10-Apr
21-Sep 19-Nov 20-Nov 29-Nov
<TOP>

Year Grant Line Canal
Installation Removal
Started
Closed
Completed
Flashboards
Adjusted (x)
Started
Breached
Completed
1987
1988
1989
1990
1991
1992
1993
1994
1995
1996
17-Jun
10-Jul
2-Oct
15-Oct
1997
21-May
4-Jun
26-Sep
15-Oct
1998
1999
15-May
3-Jun
23-Sep
5-Oct
2000
19-May
1-Jun
1-Oct
7-Oct
2001
2-May
6-May
11-Nov
12-Nov
18-Nov
2002
1-Apr
12-Jun
14-Nov
16-Nov
25-Nov
2003
1-Apr (Partial)
9-Jun (Completed)
11-Jun
23-Apr
(Partial)
17-Jun (Completed)
16-Sep
10-Nov
13-Nov
25-Nov
2004
1-Apr (Partial)
2-Jun (Completed)
9-Apr (Partial)
5-Jun (Completed)
28-Apr
(Partial)
9-Jun
(Completed)
9-Sep
11-Nov
12-Nov
6-Dec
2005
2-May (xii)
14-Jul
18-Jul
14-Jul &
14-Sep
7-Nov
15-Nov
30-Nov
2006
7-Jul (xii)
20-Jul
26-Jul
20-Jul &
1-Oct
14-Nov
21-Nov
6-Dec
2007
9-Apr (Partial)
27-Apr (Completed)
17-Apr (Partial)
10-May (Completed)
17-Apr
(Partial)
11-May
(Completed)
17-Apr
(Partial)
10-May
(Completed)
6-Nov 8-Nov 29-Nov
<TOP>

| Old River near Tracy | Spring Head of Old River | Fall Head of Old River |
| Middle River | Grant Line Canal |

(i) Barrier notched on Sept. 28, 1991. Construction resumed on Oct. 10 and finished on Oct. 13.
(ii) Barrier notched on Sept. 30, 1992. Construction resumed on Oct. 2 and finished on Oct. 9.
(iii) Construction was delayed on 5/17 and resumed on 6/5 due to high flows.
(iv) Barrier was breached on 5/ 16 on an emergency basis, but complete removal wasn't done until 9/3, after Corps demanded permit compliance of complete removal.
(v) Barrier was installed in previous years.
(vi) Installation delayed due to high flows.
(vii) Not intalled due to high San Joaquin River flows.
(viii) Not installed upon DFG's request.
(ix) In 1963 and 1964 an old rock barge was intentionally flooded and sunk at the head of Old River in an experiment to see if it could serve as a temporary barrier. Results were not promising and rock was placed directly for the 1968 barrier. No barriers were in place in 1965, 1966 or 1967.
(x) Flashboards adjusted to allow minimum 6-inches flow for fish passage.
(xi) Spring Head of Old River not installed due to high flows in the San Joaquin River.
(xii) Only above water portion of boat ramps constructed due to hgh flows. North abutment not installed until full closure of barrier. No "partial" barrier configuration for 2005.
(xiii) Fall Head of Old River not installed due to favorable dissolved oxygen conditions in the San Joaquin River.

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