Central Valley

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agricultural region geographical region valley

The Central Valley is a vast, fertile agricultural region in California that serves as one of the most productive farming areas in the world.

Observed surface forms (15)

Surface form	Occurrences
Central Valley of California	24
California Central Valley	7
San Joaquin Valley	6
Sacramento Valley	4
California’s Central Valley	3
California's Central Valley	2
California Central Valley from the Pacific Ocean	1
Central Valley (California)	1
Central Valley (northern portion)	1
Central Valley from Mojave Desert	1
Central Valley region of California	1
Central Valley watershed	1
Great Central Valley	1
San Joaquin Valley (on clear days)	1
southern San Joaquin Valley	1

Statements (63)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	agricultural region ⓘ geographical region ⓘ valley ⓘ
agriculturalPractice	mechanized agriculture ⓘ monoculture farming ⓘ use of irrigation canals ⓘ
area	approximately 20,000 square miles ⓘ approximately 52,000 square kilometers ⓘ
climate	Mediterranean climate ⓘ cool wet winters ⓘ hot dry summers ⓘ
country	United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
drainedBy	Sacramento River ⓘ San Joaquin River ⓘ
eastBoundary	Sierra Nevada ⓘ
economicRole	major contributor to California agriculture ⓘ major contributor to U.S. food supply ⓘ
elevation	lowland ⓘ
environmentalIssue	air pollution ⓘ groundwater depletion ⓘ habitat loss ⓘ land subsidence ⓘ water quality concerns ⓘ
hasPart	Sacramento Valley ⓘ Central Valley self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: San Joaquin Valley Tulare Basin ⓘ
historicalInhabitants	Native American peoples ⓘ
historicalUse	rangeland before large-scale irrigation ⓘ
knownFor	high agricultural productivity ⓘ intensive agriculture ⓘ irrigated farming ⓘ
length	approximately 450 miles ⓘ approximately 720 kilometers ⓘ
locatedIn	California, United States ⓘ surface form: California western United States ⓘ surface form: Western United States
majorCity	Bakersfield ⓘ Fresno ⓘ Modesto ⓘ Sacramento ⓘ Stockton ⓘ
northBoundary	Cascade Range foothills ⓘ
partOf	California Central Valley system ⓘ Sacramento Valley ⓘ surface form: Great Valley of California
population	several million residents ⓘ
produces	almonds ⓘ citrus fruit ⓘ cotton ⓘ dairy products ⓘ fruits ⓘ grains ⓘ nuts ⓘ pistachios ⓘ rice ⓘ vegetables ⓘ wine grapes ⓘ
southBoundary	Tehachapi Mountains ⓘ
waterInfrastructure	Central Valley Project ⓘ State Water Project ⓘ
waterSource	Sierra Nevada snowmelt ⓘ groundwater aquifers ⓘ
westBoundary	Coastal Ranges ⓘ surface form: California Coast Ranges
width	approximately 40 to 60 miles ⓘ approximately 60 to 100 kilometers ⓘ

Referenced by (92)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Coastal Ranges → adjacentTo → Central Valley ⓘ

this entity surface form: Central Valley of California

North Coast Ranges → adjacentTo → Central Valley ⓘ

this entity surface form: Central Valley of California

Tehachapi Mountains foothills → adjacentTo → Central Valley ⓘ

this entity surface form: southern San Joaquin Valley

Rivers and Harbors Act of 1937 → appliesToJurisdiction → Central Valley ⓘ

this entity surface form: California Central Valley

California grizzly bear → associatedWith → Central Valley ⓘ

this entity surface form: Central Valley of California

San Joaquin Regional Rail Commission → basedIn → Central Valley ⓘ

this entity surface form: Central Valley of California

Klamath Mountains → borderedBy → Central Valley ⓘ

this entity surface form: Central Valley of California

Sierra Nevada → borderedBy → Central Valley ⓘ

this entity surface form: Central Valley of California

Sierra Nevada foothills → borderedBy → Central Valley ⓘ

this entity surface form: Central Valley of California

Sierra Nevada passes → connect → Central Valley ⓘ

this entity surface form: California Central Valley

California State Route 120 → connects → Central Valley ⓘ

this entity surface form: Central Valley of California

Sierra Nevada transportation corridor → connects → Central Valley ⓘ

this entity surface form: Central Valley of California

Sonora Pass → connects → Central Valley ⓘ

this entity surface form: Central Valley region of California

Walker Pass → connects → Central Valley ⓘ

this entity surface form: Central Valley of California

Central California → contains → Central Valley ⓘ

Northern California → contains → Central Valley ⓘ

this entity surface form: Sacramento Valley

Northern California → contains → Central Valley ⓘ

this entity surface form: Central Valley (northern portion)

Americas → containsSubregion → Central Valley ⓘ

this entity surface form: Central Valley of California

Woodland, California, United States → demographicRegion → Central Valley ⓘ

subject surface form: Woodland, California

major river for agriculture in the San Joaquin Valley → flowsThrough → Central Valley ⓘ

subject surface form: Kings River

this entity surface form: California’s Central Valley

Tehachapi Mountains foothills → formsBoundaryBetween → Central Valley ⓘ

Central Valley → hasPart → Central Valley self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: San Joaquin Valley

western United States → hasPart → Central Valley ⓘ

this entity surface form: Central Valley of California

California, United States → hasRegion → Central Valley ⓘ

subject surface form: California

Yokuts people → indigenousTo → Central Valley ⓘ

this entity surface form: California Central Valley

Sierra Nevada transportation corridor → links → Central Valley ⓘ

this entity surface form: California’s Central Valley

Donner Pass → locatedEastOf → Central Valley ⓘ

this entity surface form: Sacramento Valley

California's 13th congressional district → locatedIn → Central Valley ⓘ

California's 5th congressional district → locatedIn → Central Valley ⓘ

Central Valley Project → locatedIn → Central Valley ⓘ

Delta-Mendota Canal → locatedIn → Central Valley ⓘ

Fresno → locatedIn → Central Valley ⓘ

this entity surface form: San Joaquin Valley

Harvey O. Banks Pumping Plant → locatedIn → Central Valley ⓘ

Jones Pumping Plant → locatedIn → Central Valley ⓘ

Kings River (nearby) → locatedIn → Central Valley ⓘ

subject surface form: Kings River

this entity surface form: San Joaquin Valley

major river for agriculture in the San Joaquin Valley → locatedIn → Central Valley ⓘ

subject surface form: Kings River

Merced → locatedIn → Central Valley ⓘ

Modesto → locatedIn → Central Valley ⓘ

Sacramento–San Joaquin River Delta → locatedIn → Central Valley ⓘ

this entity surface form: Central Valley of California

San Joaquin County → locatedIn → Central Valley ⓘ

San Luis Reservoir → locatedIn → Central Valley ⓘ

Stanislaus County → locatedIn → Central Valley ⓘ

Stanislaus River → locatedIn → Central Valley ⓘ

State Route 41 → locatedIn → Central Valley ⓘ

subject surface form: State Route 41 (California)

Sacramento → locatedInRegion → Central Valley ⓘ

this entity surface form: Sacramento Valley

State Route 99 → locatedInRegion → Central Valley ⓘ

Stockton → locatedInRegion → Central Valley ⓘ

Delano grape strike → location → Central Valley ⓘ

this entity surface form: California’s Central Valley

Rivers and Harbors Act of 1937 → location → Central Valley ⓘ

this entity surface form: California Central Valley

Fresno Grizzlies → locationRegion → Central Valley ⓘ