Water Code section 11207

Shasta Dam shall be constructed and used primarily for the following purposes:

(a)

Improvement of navigation on the Sacramento River to Red Bluff.

(b)

Increasing flood protection in the Sacramento Valley.

(c)

Salinity control in the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta.

(d)

Storage and stabilization of the water supply of the Sacramento River for irrigation and domestic use.

Source: Section 11207, https://leginfo.­legislature.­ca.­gov/faces/codes_displaySection.­xhtml?lawCode=WAT§ionNum=11207.­ (updated Jan. 1, 1943; accessed Jul. 21, 2025).

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