California Central Valley

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/California_Central_Valley

GPTKB entity

Predicate	Object
gptkbp:instanceOf	gptkb:valley
gptkbp:agriculturalOutput	over 250 crops
gptkbp:area	about 22,500 square miles
gptkbp:borderedBy	gptkb:Cascade_Range gptkb:Sierra_Nevada gptkb:Coast_Ranges gptkb:Tehachapi_Mountains
gptkbp:climate	gptkb:Mediterranean semi-arid
gptkbp:contains	gptkb:Sacramento_Valley San Joaquin Valley
gptkbp:country	gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:drainedBy	Sacramento River San Joaquin River
gptkbp:elevation	mostly below 500 feet
gptkbp:environmentalImpact	gptkb:air_pollution groundwater depletion water scarcity
gptkbp:historicallyInhabitedBy	gptkb:Maidu gptkb:Miwok gptkb:Yokuts
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	California Central Valley
gptkbp:knownFor	agriculture
gptkbp:length	about 450 miles
gptkbp:locatedIn	gptkb:California
gptkbp:majorCity	gptkb:Bakersfield gptkb:Fresno gptkb:Sacramento gptkb:Stockton
gptkbp:notableFeature	gptkb:State_Water_Project gptkb:Tule_fog gptkb:Central_Valley_Project extensive irrigation canals
gptkbp:partOf	gptkb:Great_Valley_Province
gptkbp:population	about 6.5 million (as of 2020)
gptkbp:produces	gptkb:milk gptkb:rice gptkb:tomatoes citrus fruits cotton fruits nuts vegetables dairy products almonds grapes
gptkbp:waterSource	Sierra Nevada snowmelt
gptkbp:width	about 40 to 60 miles
gptkbp:bfsParent	gptkb:Colombard
gptkbp:bfsLayer	5