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    The Contra Costa Canal is a 47 mi (76 km) aqueduct in the US state of California. Its construction began in 1937, with delayed completion until 1948 due...
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    Contra Costa County (/ˌkɒntrə ˈkɒstə/ ; Contra Costa, Spanish for 'Opposite Coast') is a county located in the U.S. state of California, in the East Bay...
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  • Authority Western Contra Costa Transit Authority Contra Costa Canal Contra Costa Water District Contra Costa Community College District Contra Costa College West...
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  • Look up Contra, contra, or contra- in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Contra may refer to: Contra, Virginia Contra Costa Canal, an aqueduct in the U...
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  • state water plan in 1931. The plan included a "Contra Costa Conduit,"(later named the Contra Costa Canal). The California Central Valley Project Act authorizing...
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    Contra Costa Canal Corning Canal Delta–Mendota Canal Eastside Canal Folsom South Canal Friant-Kern Canal Glenn Colusa Canal Inter-California Canal Kern...
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    Bay. The region has grown to include inland communities in Alameda and Contra Costa counties. With a population of roughly 2.8 million in 2024, it is the...
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    Iron Horse Regional Trail (category Parks in Contra Costa County, California)
    Area in California. This trail is located in inland central Alameda and Contra Costa counties, mostly following a Southern Pacific Railroad right of way established...
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    BART fully opened the Central Contra Costa Crossover, a pair of crossover tracks south of Pleasant Hill/Contra Costa Centre station that allow trains...
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    fish that would otherwise end up in the Delta-Mendota Canal. A second canal, the Contra Costa Canal, captures freshwater near the central part of the delta...
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