California Delta

GPTKB entity

Statements (51)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:river
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs gptkb:Sacramento–San_Joaquin_River_Delta
gptkbp:area about 1,100 square miles
gptkbp:connectedTo gptkb:San_Francisco_Bay
gptkb:Central_Valley
gptkbp:country gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:county gptkb:Yolo_County
gptkb:Contra_Costa_County
gptkb:Solano_County
Sacramento County
San Joaquin County
gptkbp:ecosystem estuarine
gptkbp:emptiesInto gptkb:Suisun_Bay
gptkbp:establishedAsNationalPark 1992
gptkbp:formedBy Sacramento River
San Joaquin River
gptkbp:governedBy gptkb:Delta_Stewardship_Council
gptkbp:historicallyInhabitedBy gptkb:Native_American_tribe
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label California Delta
gptkbp:importantFor gptkb:wildlife
agriculture
California water supply
gptkbp:locatedIn gptkb:Northern_California
gptkbp:nearestCity gptkb:Sacramento
gptkb:Stockton
gptkb:Antioch
gptkbp:notableEvent gptkb:Delta_Flood_of_1986
Delta levee failures
gptkbp:notableFauna gptkb:fish
gptkb:Sandhill_crane
gptkb:Delta_smelt
gptkbp:notableFeature gptkb:island
levees
network of channels and sloughs
gptkbp:notableFor gptkb:Andrus_Island
gptkb:Brannan_Island
gptkb:Sherman_Island
gptkb:Twitchell_Island
gptkb:Bethel_Island
gptkbp:partOf gptkb:California_State_Water_Project
gptkb:Central_Valley_Project
gptkbp:protectedBy gptkb:Delta_Protection_Act
gptkbp:recreationalActivity birdwatching
boating
fishing
gptkbp:threats gptkb:river
invasive species
sea level rise
subsidence
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Sacramento–San_Joaquin_River_Delta
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6