Central Valley of California

GPTKB entity

Statements (50)
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:discoveredByEuropeans Spanish explorers
gptkbp:drainedBy Sacramento River
San Joaquin River
gptkbp:elevation mostly below 500 feet
gptkbp:environmentalImpact gptkb:air_pollution
habitat loss
land subsidence
groundwater depletion
gptkbp:hasWetlands gptkb:Grasslands_Ecological_Area
gptkb:Sacramento_National_Wildlife_Refuge
gptkb:San_Luis_National_Wildlife_Refuge
gptkbp:historicallyInhabitedBy gptkb:Maidu
gptkb:Miwok
gptkb:Yokuts
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Central Valley of 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:notableFauna gptkb:Sandhill_crane
gptkb:giant_garter_snake
gptkb:tricolored_blackbird
kit fox
gptkbp:notableFeature one of the most productive agricultural regions in the world
gptkbp:population over 6 million
gptkbp:produces fruits
nuts
vegetables
dairy products
gptkbp:waterSource Sierra Nevada snowmelt
gptkbp:width 40 to 60 miles
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Tule_elk
gptkb:Sierra_Nevada_Region
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5