Proposed by John Reber, this plan suggested constructing two massive dams across the San Francisco Bay to create freshwater lakes for irrigation and industrial use. Testing on the Bay Model proved the plan would have caused catastrophic ecological damage and flooding, leading to its rejection.
Some of the key components and features of the SF Bay model include: sfbaymodel
The tests proved that many proposed barrier and landfill projects would be ecologically devastating, leading to the rejection of the Reber Plan. In the 1960s, the model was expanded to include the Delta region to study the potential impacts of the Peripheral Canal and other water infrastructure proposals. Proposed by John Reber, this plan suggested constructing
The model is used daily by the California Department of Water Resources (DWR) to forecast salinity at key export locations (e.g., Clifton Court Forebay). Under low-flow conditions, it informs (distance to 2 psu bottom salinity), a key regulatory metric under the State Water Resources Control Board’s Bay-Delta Water Quality Control Plan. In the 1960s, the model was expanded to
Open for tours, this 1.5-ac. model of San Francisco's bay reproduces the rise & fall of tides. San Francisco District, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (.mil) Bay Model Visitor Center
Particle tracking modules (Lagrangian) are coupled with SFBayModel to simulate the drift of and longfin smelt larvae. These simulations help set allowable export rates under the Biological Opinions for the federal Central Valley Project and State Water Project.