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Central Valley of California
URI:
https://gptkb.org/entity/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