The leading edge of the San Joaquin River is 2.8 miles from the Chowchilla Bypass structure, federal officials reported this morning.

That's not far from Mendota, but it still has not reached the Mendota Pool. This is an initial, experimental flow of water that began Oct. 1 as the start of the river restoration.

The U.S. Bureau of Reclamation plans to slow down the release of water from Friant Dam on Wednesday morning.

Right now, it's going 700 cubic feet per second. It will slow to 350 cfs Wednesday through Nov. 20. Then the extra flow will be shut off until Feb. 1.