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.

California Gold Rush → mainLocation → Central Valley ⓘ

this entity surface form: Sacramento Valley

Petite Sirah → majorProductionRegion → Central Valley ⓘ

this entity surface form: Central Valley (California)

Kings River (nearby) → mouthLocation → Central Valley ⓘ

subject surface form: Kings River

this entity surface form: San Joaquin Valley

Moro Rock → offersViewOf → Central Valley ⓘ

this entity surface form: San Joaquin Valley (on clear days)

ACE → operatesIn → Central Valley ⓘ

subject surface form: Altamont Corridor Express

this entity surface form: San Joaquin Valley

Madera County → partOf → Central Valley ⓘ

this entity surface form: San Joaquin Valley

Merced → partOf → Central Valley ⓘ

this entity surface form: California's Central Valley

Sacramento Valley → partOf → Central Valley ⓘ

San Joaquin Valley → partOf → Central Valley ⓘ

this entity surface form: Great Central Valley

San Joaquin Valley → partOf → Central Valley ⓘ

this entity surface form: Central Valley of California

Tulare Basin → partOf → Central Valley ⓘ

Tuolumne River → partOf → Central Valley ⓘ

this entity surface form: Central Valley watershed

Clovis, California → region → Central Valley ⓘ

this entity surface form: Central Valley of California

Fresno → region → Central Valley ⓘ

Merced River → region → Central Valley ⓘ

this entity surface form: Central Valley of California

Sacramento River → region → Central Valley ⓘ

San Joaquin River → region → Central Valley ⓘ

this entity surface form: California Central Valley

Yolo County → region → Central Valley ⓘ

Amtrak California bi-level coaches → regionServed → Central Valley ⓘ

California State University, Stanislaus → regionServed → Central Valley ⓘ

this entity surface form: California Central Valley

Fresno Pacific University → regionServed → Central Valley ⓘ

this entity surface form: Central Valley of California

Hyatt Powerplant → regionServed → Central Valley ⓘ

this entity surface form: Central Valley of California

Keswick Dam → regionServed → Central Valley ⓘ

this entity surface form: California Central Valley

Oroville Dam → regionServed → Central Valley ⓘ

this entity surface form: Central Valley of California

Save Mart Center → regionServed → Central Valley ⓘ

this entity surface form: California's Central Valley

Shasta Dam → regionServed → Central Valley ⓘ

this entity surface form: Central Valley of California

Interstate 5 → runsThroughRegion → Central Valley ⓘ

this entity surface form: Central Valley of California

Coastal Ranges → separates → Central Valley ⓘ

this entity surface form: California Central Valley from the Pacific Ocean

Diablo Range → separates → Central Valley ⓘ

Tehachapi Mountains → separates → Central Valley ⓘ

Tehachapi Mountains foothills → separates → Central Valley ⓘ

this entity surface form: Central Valley from Mojave Desert

California Aqueduct → servesRegion → Central Valley ⓘ

Fresno Art Museum → servesRegion → Central Valley ⓘ

Fresno City College → servesRegion → Central Valley ⓘ

this entity surface form: Central Valley of California

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

Port of Oakland → servesRegion → Central Valley ⓘ

this entity surface form: Central Valley of California

Tracy Pumping Plant → servesRegion → Central Valley ⓘ

Central California → subregionOf → Central Valley ⓘ

SWP → suppliesWaterTo → Central Valley ⓘ

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

Miwok people → traditionalTerritory → Central Valley ⓘ

this entity surface form: Central Valley of California

State Water Project → transportsWaterTo → Central Valley ⓘ