Sierra Nevada river system

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The Sierra Nevada river system is the network of rivers and streams that drain the Sierra Nevada mountain range in the western United States, supplying water to surrounding valleys and reservoirs.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf drainage system
river system
drainagePattern radial drainage from Sierra Nevada crest
drains Sierra Nevada
surface form: Sierra Nevada mountain range
emptiesInto Pacific Ocean via San Francisco Bay
Sacramento–San Joaquin River Delta
endorheic basins east of the Sierra Nevada
feedsReservoir Don Pedro Reservoir
Folsom Lake
Hetch Hetchy Reservoir
Isabella Lake
Lake Oroville
Millerton Lake NERFINISHED
New Melones Lake
Pine Flat Lake
Shasta Lake
flowsFrom eastern slope of the Sierra Nevada
western slope of the Sierra Nevada
hasMajorRiver American River (California)
surface form: American River

Carson River
Cosumnes River
Feather River
Kaweah River
Kern River
Kings River
Merced River
Mokelumne River
Owens River
Sacramento River
Sacramento River Basin
surface form: Sacramento River basin

San Joaquin River
San Joaquin River Basin
surface form: San Joaquin River basin

Stanislaus River
Truckee River
Tuolumne River
Walker River
Yuba River
includesHydrologicFeature glacially carved river valleys
snowmelt-fed streams
influences California water supply reliability
locatedIn California, United States
surface form: California

Sierra Nevada
western United States
primaryWaterSourceFor State Water Project
surface form: California State Water Project

Central Valley Project
suppliesWaterTo Central Valley
surface form: Central Valley of California

reservoirs in California
surrounding valleys
usedFor hydroelectric power generation
irrigation
municipal water supply
recreation

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Blackwood Creek partOf Sierra Nevada river system
Roaring River drainage partOf Sierra Nevada river system
this entity surface form: Sierra Nevada watershed system
Tokopah Creek partOf Sierra Nevada river system
this entity surface form: Sierra Nevada watershed
Illilouette Creek partOf Sierra Nevada river system
Kaweah River watershed partOf Sierra Nevada river system
this entity surface form: Sierra Nevada hydrologic region
Kaweah River partOf Sierra Nevada river system