San Joaquin River
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The San Joaquin River is a major river in central California that flows through the San Joaquin Valley and supports extensive agricultural, ecological, and water supply systems before joining the Sacramento–San Joaquin Delta.
All labels observed (5)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| San Joaquin River canonical | 79 |
| San Joaquin River watershed | 2 |
| San Joaquin River (during extreme floods) | 1 |
| San Joaquin River Basin | 1 |
| San Joaquin River headwaters | 1 |
Statements (54)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | river ⓘ |
| basinArea |
about 12,000 square miles
ⓘ
about 32,000 square kilometers ⓘ |
| basinCountry |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| connectedTo |
California Aqueduct
ⓘ
surface form:
California Aqueduct (via associated projects and diversions)
|
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| crosses |
San Joaquin Valley
ⓘ
surface form:
San Joaquin Valley floor
|
| emptiesInto |
Sacramento–San Joaquin River Delta
ⓘ
surface form:
Sacramento–San Joaquin Delta
|
| environmentalIssue |
fish habitat loss
ⓘ
reduced flows due to diversions ⓘ water quality degradation ⓘ |
| flowsThrough |
Fresno County
ⓘ
surface form:
Fresno County, California
Fresno ⓘ
surface form:
Fresno, California metropolitan area
Madera County, California ⓘ Merced County ⓘ
surface form:
Merced County, California
San Joaquin County ⓘ
surface form:
San Joaquin County, California
San Joaquin Valley ⓘ Stanislaus County ⓘ
surface form:
Stanislaus County, California
near Stockton, California ⓘ |
| hasDam | Friant Dam ⓘ |
| hasEstuary | part of the Sacramento–San Joaquin Delta estuary ⓘ |
| hasTributary |
Merced River
ⓘ
Mokelumne River ⓘ Stanislaus River ⓘ Tuolumne River ⓘ |
| historicallyInhabitedBy |
Chinook salmon
ⓘ
steelhead trout ⓘ |
| length |
about 227 miles
ⓘ
about 366 kilometers ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Central California ⓘ |
| mouth |
Sacramento–San Joaquin River Delta
ⓘ
surface form:
Sacramento–San Joaquin Delta
|
| mouthLocation |
Contra Costa County
ⓘ
surface form:
Contra Costa County, California
|
| namedAfter |
Saint Joachim
ⓘ
surface form:
San Joaquín (Saint Joachim)
|
| partOf |
California water supply system
ⓘ
Sacramento River and San Joaquin River ⓘ
surface form:
Sacramento–San Joaquin River system
|
| region |
Central Valley
ⓘ
surface form:
California Central Valley
|
| reservoirCreatedByDam | Millerton Lake ⓘ |
| sourceLocation |
Ansel Adams Wilderness
ⓘ
Madera County, California ⓘ Sierra Nevada ⓘ |
| state |
California, United States
ⓘ
surface form:
California
|
| subjectOf | San Joaquin River Restoration Program ⓘ |
| supports |
extensive agriculture in the San Joaquin Valley
ⓘ
riparian habitats ⓘ wetland ecosystems ⓘ |
| tributary |
Kings River
ⓘ
surface form:
Kings River (via distributary and historical connection)
Merced River ⓘ Mokelumne River ⓘ Stanislaus River ⓘ Tuolumne River ⓘ |
| usedFor |
hydroelectric power generation
ⓘ
irrigation ⓘ municipal water supply ⓘ recreation ⓘ |
Referenced by (84)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Kings River
this entity surface form:
San Joaquin River watershed
this entity surface form:
San Joaquin River Basin
this entity surface form:
San Joaquin River watershed
this entity surface form:
San Joaquin River headwaters