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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:borderedBy
gptkb:Cascade_Range
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:crosses
gptkb:Interstate_5
gptkb:Union_Pacific_Railroad
gptkb:State_Route_99
gptkb:BNSF_Railway
gptkbp:drainedBy
Sacramento River
San Joaquin River
gptkbp:ecosystem
gptkb:California_Central_Valley_grasslands
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
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:Sacramento
gptkb:Stockton
gptkbp:nickname
gptkb:The_Valley
America's Fruit Basket
gptkbp:notableEvent
Dust Bowl migration
gptkbp:notableFauna
gptkb:Sandhill_crane
gptkb:Swainson's_hawk
gptkb:Giant_garter_snake
gptkbp:population
about 6.5 million (as of 2020)
gptkbp:produces
fruits
nuts
vegetables
dairy products
gptkbp:UNESCOStatus
not a World Heritage Site
gptkbp:width
40 to 60 miles
gptkbp:bfsParent
gptkb:Sierra_Nevada_(United_States)
gptkb:Sierra_Nevada_(US)
gptkb:Central_Valley_wine_region
gptkb:Sierra_Nevada_(California)
gptkbp:bfsLayer
8