Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Sacramento-San_Joaquin_Delta

GPTKB entity

Statements (52)

Predicate	Object
gptkbp:instanceOf	gptkb:river
gptkbp:area	about 1,100 square miles
gptkbp:averageElevation	below sea level in many areas
gptkbp:connectedTo	gptkb:San_Francisco_Bay
gptkbp:country	gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:county	gptkb:Yolo_County gptkb:Contra_Costa_County gptkb:Solano_County Sacramento County San Joaquin County
gptkbp:ecosystem	estuarine wetland
gptkbp:emptiesInto	gptkb:Suisun_Bay
gptkbp:formedBy	Sacramento River San Joaquin River
gptkbp:governedBy	gptkb:California_Department_of_Water_Resources gptkb:Delta_Stewardship_Council
gptkbp:hasLandUse	gptkb:urban_development gptkb:wetlands agriculture
gptkbp:historicalEvent	Gold Rush era reclamation construction of levees
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta
gptkbp:importantFor	gptkb:wildlife agriculture California water supply
gptkbp:locatedIn	gptkb:California
gptkbp:nearestCity	gptkb:Sacramento gptkb:Stockton
gptkbp:notableFor	gptkb:Ryer_Island gptkb:Andrus_Island gptkb:Bouldin_Island gptkb:Brannan_Island gptkb:Holland_Tract gptkb:Jersey_Island gptkb:Sherman_Island gptkb:Twitchell_Island gptkb:Webb_Tract gptkb:Bethel_Island
gptkbp:notableSpecies	gptkb:fish gptkb:Sandhill_crane gptkb:Delta_smelt
gptkbp:protectedArea	gptkb:Delta_Meadows_State_Park
gptkbp:threats	gptkb:river invasive species sea level rise subsidence
gptkbp:UNESCOStatus	not a World Heritage Site
gptkbp:waterProject	gptkb:State_Water_Project gptkb:Central_Valley_Project
gptkbp:bfsParent	gptkb:Contra_Costa_Canal gptkb:Sacramento-San_Joaquin_Delta_levees
gptkbp:bfsLayer	6