Central Valley

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

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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

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Livermore Pass connects Central Valley
CA 180 locatedInRegion Central Valley
California State Route 198 region Central Valley
this entity surface form: California Central Valley
Kettleman City locatedInAgriculturalRegion Central Valley
this entity surface form: California Central Valley
Kettleman City isInGeographicFeature Central Valley
this entity surface form: Central Valley of California
Highway 108 connects Central Valley
subject surface form: California State Route 108
this entity surface form: Central Valley of California
City of Tracy, California locatedIn Central Valley
Fresno FC regionRepresented Central Valley
this entity surface form: California Central Valley
Tehachapi Crossing tunnels regionServed Central Valley
this entity surface form: Central Valley of California
Mendota Pool locatedIn Central Valley
Delta hydrologic region locatedIn Central Valley
this entity surface form: Central Valley of California
Friant Water Authority locatedIn Central Valley
Madera Canal locatedIn Central Valley
Coastal Branch of the California Aqueduct sourceRegion Central Valley
this entity surface form: Central Valley of California
Coastal Branch of the California Aqueduct connectsRegion Central Valley
this entity surface form: Central Valley of California
Sierra Nevada–Great Valley block hasPhysiographicProvinces Central Valley
this entity surface form: Central Valley of California
Mojave Desert and Sierra Nevada foothills adjacentTo Central Valley
this entity surface form: Central Valley of California
SJRRC operatesInRegion Central Valley
Red Bluff Diversion Dam locatedInHydrologicRegion Central Valley
this entity surface form: California Central Valley hydrologic region
California State Route 152 connects Central Valley
State Route 108 connects Central Valley
Dos Amigos Pumping Plant locatedIn Central Valley
this entity surface form: Central Valley of California
Los Banos, California locatedIn Central Valley
this entity surface form: Central Valley of California
Inland Empire of Northern California locatedEastOf Central Valley
this entity surface form: Central Valley of California
Old Melones Dam regionServed Central Valley
this entity surface form: Central Valley of California
American River watershed ecoregion Central Valley
Ripon, California locatedIn Central Valley
Inland California includes Central Valley
SR 120 connectsRegion Central Valley
this entity surface form: Central Valley of California
CA 120 traverses Central Valley
subject surface form: California State Route 120
this entity surface form: Central Valley (California)
CA 120 connects Central Valley
subject surface form: California State Route 120
this entity surface form: Central Valley (California)
CA 120 regionServed Central Valley
subject surface form: California State Route 120
this entity surface form: Central Valley of California
Gianelli Pumping–Generating Plant regionServed Central Valley
this entity surface form: Central Valley of California
San Luis Canal region Central Valley
Teller-Morrow Automotive Repair setIn Central Valley
this entity surface form: Central Valley region of California (fictionalized)
State Route 88 runsFrom Central Valley
subject surface form: State Route 88 (California)
this entity surface form: Central Valley of California
State Route 88 locatedIn Central Valley
subject surface form: State Route 88 (California)
this entity surface form: Central Valley of California
Tulare Lake Yokuts locatedInTheAdministrativeTerritorialEntity Central Valley
this entity surface form: Central Valley of California
State Route 132 region Central Valley
Gashowu indigenousTo Central Valley
this entity surface form: California's Central Valley
Gashowu traditionalTerritory Central Valley
this entity surface form: Central Valley of California
Palewyami region Central Valley
this entity surface form: California's Central Valley
California's 20th congressional district locatedIn Central Valley
this entity surface form: California's Central Valley
California's 22nd congressional district locatedInRegion Central Valley
this entity surface form: California's Central Valley
Goodwin Dam regionServed Central Valley
this entity surface form: Central Valley of California
San Joaquins route servesRegion Central Valley
Lemoore, California partOf Central Valley
this entity surface form: California's Central Valley
Avenal, California locatedInRegion Central Valley
this entity surface form: Central Valley of California