Tag Archives: William Fleenor

Episode 2: “Unraveling the Knot” Water Movement in the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta – Tidal Forces

Posted on October 10, 2021 by UC Davis Center for Watershed Sciences

By William Fleenor, Amber Manfree, and Megan Nguyen Tides are the biggest driver of Delta flows, and in Episode 2 we look at their impacts in different locations under a variety of inflow conditions.  Tides have a twice-daily cycle in … Continue reading →

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Reality Check of California Water Fix Model results in a Critical Flow Year

Posted on April 15, 2018 by UC Davis Center for Watershed Sciences

by William Fleenor In 2008 a group from the Center for Watershed Sciences (including this author), joined by an economist from the Public Policy Institute, published findings that suggested that an alternative conveyance for Sacramento River water might improve ecological … Continue reading →

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Drought Water Right Curtailment – Analysis, Transparency, and Limits

Posted on February 18, 2018 by UC Davis Center for Watershed Sciences

By Jay Lund, Ben Lord, Andrew Tweet, Wesley Walker, Chad Whittington, Reed Thayer, Jeff Laird, Quinn Hart, Nicholas Santos, William Fleenor, Julia Pavicic, Lauren Adams, and Bradley Arnold Drought often means not having enough water to satisfy all water-right holders. … Continue reading →

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Episode 3: “Unraveling the Knot” Water Movement in the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta – Managing Flows

Posted on January 29, 2017 by UC Davis Center for Watershed Sciences

By William Fleenor, Amber Manfree, and Megan Nguyen Delta water diversions have significant effects on flows and water quality within the Delta. Diversions can re-direct river flows and draw salt water inland from the sea, impacting water quality and the … Continue reading →

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Episode 1: “Unraveling the Knot” Water movement in the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta

Posted on January 22, 2017 by UC Davis Center for Watershed Sciences

By Bill Fleenor, Amber Manfree, and Megan Nguyen In 2010, John DeGeorge of RMA, Inc used animated model results to illustrate specific flow and water quality issues in the Delta to the State Water Board. The Center for Watershed Sciences, … Continue reading →

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Water and salt exports from the Delta – A tale of two plots

Posted on May 29, 2016 by UC Davis Center for Watershed Sciences

By Jay Lund and William Fleenor Where does water exported from the Delta come from?  And where does the salt in Delta exports come from? Water and salt exported from the Delta comes from several sources: Sacramento River (largest high-quality … Continue reading →

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Innovations in floodplain modeling: A test-drive on the Yolo Bypass

Posted on October 18, 2013 by UC Davis Center for Watershed Sciences

High-resolution simulation of 2006 flooding in Yolo Bypass Video shows a swollen Sacramento River spilling over the Fremont weir into the 57,000-acre floodway. Notice that the floodwaters spread through individual irrigation ditches and drains, the blue hues darkening as levels rise. … Continue reading →

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Reconciling wild things with tamed places – a future for native fish species in the Delta

Posted on June 15, 2012 by jaylund

Peter Moyle, William Bennett, John Durand, William Fleenor, Jay Lund, Jeffrey Mount, University of California – Davis Ellen Hanak, Public Policy Institute of California, San Francisco Brian Gray, University of California – Hastings School of Law Today, the Public Policy … Continue reading →

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