Central Valley

GPTKB entity

Statements (61)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:valley
gptkbp:area about 22,500 square miles
gptkbp:borders gptkb:San_Francisco_Bay_Area
gptkb:Sierra_Nevada
gptkb:Coast_Ranges
gptkb:Tehachapi_Mountains
gptkbp:climate gptkb:Mediterranean
semi-arid
gptkbp:contains gptkb:Tulare_Basin
gptkb:Sacramento_Valley
San Joaquin Valley
gptkbp:country gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:drainedBy Sacramento River
San Joaquin River
gptkbp:economicImportance major agricultural region
gptkbp:elevation mostly below 500 feet
gptkbp:environmentalImpact gptkb:air_pollution
land subsidence
groundwater depletion
water scarcity
gptkbp:firstContactWithEuropeans Spanish explorers
gptkbp:historicallyInhabitedBy gptkb:Maidu
gptkb:Nisenan
gptkb:Miwok
gptkb:Yokuts
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Central Valley
gptkbp:irrigationSource gptkb:State_Water_Project
gptkb:Central_Valley_Project
gptkbp:knownFor agriculture
gptkbp:length about 450 miles
gptkbp:locatedIn gptkb:California
gptkbp:majorCity gptkb:Bakersfield
gptkb:Fresno
gptkb:Sacramento
gptkb:Stockton
gptkbp:notableFauna gptkb:Sandhill_crane
gptkb:Swainson's_hawk
gptkb:giant_garter_snake
gptkb:tricolored_blackbird
gptkbp:population about 6.5 million
gptkbp:produces gptkb:tomatoes
cotton
fruits
nuts
vegetables
dairy products
wine grapes
gptkbp:waterSource Sierra Nevada snowmelt
gptkbp:width about 40 to 60 miles
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Lodi,_California,_United_States
gptkb:Fresno
gptkb:Interstate_5
gptkb:Sierra_Nevada
gptkb:Fresno,_California,_United_States
gptkb:Transverse_Ranges
gptkb:White_Zinfandel
gptkb:Northern_California
gptkb:UC_Davis_Medical_Center
gptkb:Stockton,_California,_United_States
gptkb:San_Pedro,_Costa_Rica
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5