were limited; in the late 1940s the canal ran below capacity because distribution laterals had not yet been finished and because negotiations were ongoing over federal reclamation law's 160-acre ownership limits for irrigation recipients. By around 1950, the Madera Canal reached its intended capacity and began delivering water at full volume to local districts.

Initial Purpose and Significance

The Madera Canal was built as one of two main CVP canals fed by Friant Dam (the other being the Friant-Kern Canal

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