Central Valley, California

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Central_Valley,_California

GPTKB entity

Statements (53)

Predicate	Object
gptkbp:instanceOf	gptkb:valley
gptkbp:area	about 22,500 square miles
gptkbp:borders	gptkb:Cascade_Range gptkb:Sierra_Nevada gptkb:Coast_Ranges gptkb:Tehachapi_Mountains
gptkbp:climate	gptkb:Mediterranean
gptkbp:contains	gptkb:Tulare_Basin 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:hasWetlands	gptkb:Cosumnes_River_Preserve gptkb:Grasslands_Ecological_Area gptkb:Sacramento_National_Wildlife_Refuge gptkb:San_Luis_National_Wildlife_Refuge
gptkbp:historicallyInhabitedBy	gptkb:Maidu gptkb:Nisenan gptkb:Miwok gptkb:Yokuts
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	Central Valley, California
gptkbp:irrigationSource	gptkb:California_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:Modesto gptkb:Sacramento gptkb:Stockton
gptkbp:notableFauna	gptkb:Swainson's_hawk gptkb:giant_garter_snake gptkb:tricolored_blackbird gptkb:Sandhill_cranes kit fox
gptkbp:notableFeature	flat topography rich alluvial soil
gptkbp:partOf	gptkb:Great_Valley_Province
gptkbp:population	about 6.5 million (as of 2020)
gptkbp:produces	fruits nuts vegetables dairy products
gptkbp:waterSource	Sierra Nevada snowmelt
gptkbp:width	40 to 60 miles
gptkbp:bfsParent	gptkb:San_Joaquin_soil
gptkbp:bfsLayer	5