Understanding California’s Bay Delta in 63 Photos

 

A-Day-in-the-Delta-June-2013-67 sliderboxTake a photo tour of the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta …

From yours truly, posted at KCET:

“In the world of California water, much of the conversation — nay: argument, really — centers on this place called the Delta. Northern Californians think Southern Californians want to drain it dry. Southern Californians, for the most part, don’t even know where the Delta is, much less why it would be important to them. I’m just guessing, but I would be willing to bet that most Californians who don’t live near the Delta don’t know where it is or why it is important, either.

So in this post, using pictures of my own and borrowing a few pictures from others, I will try and answer the question, what is the Delta and why is it important? … ”

Click here to take the photo tour at KCET.

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