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.

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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

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San Joaquin River Conservancy locatedIn San Joaquin River
Pittsburg, California hasRiverAccess San Joaquin River
Tulare Lake connectedTo San Joaquin River
this entity surface form: San Joaquin River (during extreme floods)
Sierra Nevada river system hasMajorRiver San Joaquin River
Calaveras River tributaryOf San Joaquin River
Calaveras River mouthLocation San Joaquin River
State Route 4 crosses San Joaquin River
subject surface form: State Route 4 (California)
Fresno River tributaryOf San Joaquin River
Mokelumne River tributaryOf San Joaquin River
Mokelumne River flowsInto San Joaquin River
California State Route 12 crossesRiver San Joaquin River
State Route 12 crosses San Joaquin River
subject surface form: State Route 12 (California)
San Joaquin River Basin drains San Joaquin River
San Joaquin River Basin majorRiver San Joaquin River
Millerton Lake locatedOnRiver San Joaquin River
Millerton Lake watercourse San Joaquin River
Mendota, California locatedOnRiver San Joaquin River
SR 41 crosses San Joaquin River
Mendota Pool locatedOn San Joaquin River
Mendota Pool receivesWaterFrom San Joaquin River
Delta hydrologic region hasMajorRiver San Joaquin River
Friant Water Authority usesWaterSource San Joaquin River
Friant Water Authority relatedTo San Joaquin River
Friant, California locatedOnRiver San Joaquin River
Friant, California primaryWaterBody San Joaquin River
Madera Canal usesWaterSource San Joaquin River
Madera Canal watercourse San Joaquin River
Madera Canal locatedOnRiver San Joaquin River
California State Route 41 crosses San Joaquin River
State Route 132 passesOver San Joaquin River