What is it?
Why?
History and Construction
Other Facts
100

The Central Valley Project is ___ miles long.

400.

100

The Central Valley Project provides water for the ___.

Top Agricultural Counties in the Central Valley.

100

The Central Valley Project was put on hold in ____ due to lack of funding.

1933.

100

The construction of the Central Valley Project was a __-dollar investment.

$3 billion

200

The Central Valley Project is a major water ____.

Conservation Development

200
The Central Valley Project supplies ___ contractors. 

250

200

The federal government took over funding for the Central Valley Project in ___.

1935.

200

There are ___ dams and reservoirs under the Central Valley Project's major facilities.

6.

300

The Central Valley Project reduces flood risks, provides electric power, and offers ___.

Recreational Opportunities.

300

The Central Valley Project provides water to enhance _____.

Water Quality.

300

The first water delivery of the Central Valley Project was made in ___.

1940.

300

There are __ canals under the Central Valley Project's major facilities. 

9.

400

The Central Valley Project was originally built as a defense against water shortages and ____.

Floods.

400

The Central Valley Project provides water to protect ___.

Fish and Wildlife.
400

Funding was provided for the Central Valley Project with the ______ Act of 1935. 

Emergency Relief Appropriation Act.

400

The Central Valley Project is a major water source for ___ wildlife refuges.

19

500

The Central Valley Project is made up of ___.

Dams, Reservoirs, Canals.

500

The Central Valley Project's water supply agreements cover ___ of California's 58 counties.

29.

500

The Central Valley Project's major facilities started with the construction of the ___ Dam. (1938)

Shasta

500

Between 1950 and 1951, the Central Valley Project prevented _____ dollars of flood damage. 

5 billion.

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