C.W. Bill Jones Pumping Plant
The C.W. Bill Jones Pumping Plant located 9 miles northwest of Tracy, California, was constructed between 1947 and 1951, and is a key component of the Central Valley Project.- Type: Waterworks
- Description: Building near Tracy, California, US
- Also known as: “Tracy Pumping Plant”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Bethany Reservoir and Hammer Island.
Bethany Reservoir
Reservoir
Bethany Reservoir is located 8 miles northeast of Livermore, in the northeastern corner of Alameda County, California, USA. It is the northern most part of the California Aqueduct, and receives water pumped by the Banks Pumping Plant from Clifton Court Forebay, which in turn receives waters pumped from the San Joaquin-Sacramento River Delta. Bethany Reservoir is situated 1½ miles southwest of C.W. Bill Jones Pumping Plant.
Hammer Island
Islet
Hammer Island is a small island in the Sacramento–San Joaquin River Delta, in Contra Costa County, California, originally named Santos Island, it was changed to Hammer Island after Hans Hammer purchased the island from Mr. Hammer Island is situated 2 miles northeast of C.W. Bill Jones Pumping Plant.
Banks Pumping Plant
Waterworks
The Harvey O. Banks Pumping Plant is located 2.5 miles southwest of the Clifton Court Forebay and 12 miles northwest of Tracy, CA. The plant is the first pumping plant for the California Aqueduct and the South Bay Aqueduct. Banks Pumping Plant is situated 2 miles west of C.W. Bill Jones Pumping Plant.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Mountain House and Mountain House.
Mountain House
Town
Photo: Tranistrider1979, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Mountain House is a city on the western edge of San Joaquin County, California, United States, lying just east of the historical waystop Mountain House in Alameda County. Mountain House is situated 2½ miles east of C.W. Bill Jones Pumping Plant.
Mountain House
Hamlet
Mountain House was a historic waystop for forty-niners halfway from San Francisco to the Sierra Nevada gold country. The unincorporated community is in Alameda County, California, United States. Mountain House is situated 3 miles south of C.W. Bill Jones Pumping Plant.
Altamont
Hamlet
Altamont is an unincorporated community in Alameda County, California. It is located 7.5 miles northeast of Livermore, at an elevation of 741 feet in the Altamont Pass. Altamont is situated 6 miles southwest of C.W. Bill Jones Pumping Plant.
C.W. Bill Jones Pumping Plant
- Category: industry
- Location: Alameda, California, United States, North America
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Latitude
37.79672° or 37° 47′ 48″ northLongitude
-121.58552° or 121° 35′ 8″ westOpen location code
849WQCW7+MQOpenStreetMap ID
way 94571421OpenStreetMap feature
man_made=water_worksWikidata ID
Q28104188
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