Editing Central Valley Project (section)

=== Stanislaus River ===
On the [[Stanislaus River]], a major tributary of the San Joaquin, lies the relatively independent East Side Division and New Melones Unit of the CVP.<ref name="eastsidediv">{{cite web
|url=http://www.usbr.gov/projects/Project.jsp?proj_Name=New%20Melones%20Unit%20Project
|title=New Melones Unit
|publisher=U.S. Bureau of Reclamation
|work=Central Valley Project
|date=2009-06-17
|access-date=2010-01-16
|url-status=dead
|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303171905/http://www.usbr.gov/projects/Project.jsp?proj_Name=New%20Melones%20Unit%20Project
|archive-date=2016-03-03
}}</ref> The sole component of the division/unit is [[New Melones Dam]], forming [[New Melones Lake]], which, when filled to capacity, holds nearly {{convert|2400000|acre.ft|dam3}} of water, about equal to the storage capacity of Trinity Lake.<ref>{{cite web
|url=http://www.usbr.gov/projects/Facility.jsp?fac_Name=New%20Melones%20Dam
|title=New Melones Dam
|publisher=U.S. Bureau of Reclamation
|work=New Melones Unit
|date=2008-11-05
|access-date=2010-01-16
|archive-date=June 13, 2011
|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110613135952/http://www.usbr.gov/projects/Facility.jsp?fac_Name=New%20Melones%20Dam
|url-status=dead
}}</ref> The dam functions to store water during dry periods and release it downstream into the northern San Joaquin Valley according to water demand. The dam generates 279 MW of power with a peaking capacity of 300 MW.<ref name="eastsidediv"/><ref>{{cite web
|url=http://www.usbr.gov/projects/Powerplant.jsp?fac_Name=New%20Melones%20Powerplant
|title=New Melones Powerplant
|publisher=U.S. Bureau of Reclamation
|work=New Melones Unit
|date=2009-05-13
|access-date=2010-01-16
|url-status=dead
|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110613140008/http://www.usbr.gov/projects/Powerplant.jsp?fac_Name=New%20Melones%20Powerplant
|archive-date=2011-06-13
}}</ref>