Sacramento River

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river

The Sacramento River is the longest river entirely within California, flowing through the northern part of the state and serving as a major source of water, transportation, and ecological habitat.

Aliases (1)

Colusa River (historic name of the Sacramento River reach) or local Native American tribe ×1

Statements (62)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	river →
basinCountry	United States →
country	United States →
crosses	Sacramento–San Joaquin River Delta →
dischargeLocation	San Francisco Bay via Suisun Bay →
drainageBasinArea	about 27,500 square miles → about 71,000 square kilometers →
ecologicalRole	supports riparian wetlands → supports salmon habitat → supports steelhead habitat →
emptiesInto	Suisun Bay →
flowsThrough	Chico → Colusa → Red Bluff → Redding → Sacramento → West Sacramento → Woodland vicinity →
hasDam	Shasta Dam →
hasFloodplain	Sacramento Valley floodplain →
hasReservoir	Shasta Lake →
historicalUse	Gold Rush–era transportation route → commercial navigation route →
isLongestRiverEntirelyIn	California →
length	about 447 miles → about 719 kilometers →
locatedIn	California → Northern California → Pacific Flyway →
majorCityOnRiver	Redding → Sacramento → West Sacramento →
managedBy	California Department of Water Resources → U.S. Bureau of Reclamation →
mouth	Suisun Bay →
partOf	California State Water Project supply system → Central Valley Project supply system → Sacramento–San Joaquin River Delta →
region	Central Valley → Sacramento Valley →
sourceCountry	United States →
sourceRegion	Cascade Range → Klamath Mountains → Shasta County NERFINISHED →
state	California →
subjectTo	seasonal flooding →
supports	migratory birds →
tributary	American River → Bear River → Clear Creek NERFINISHED → Colusa Basin Drain → Cottonwood Creek NERFINISHED → Feather River → McCloud River → Pit River → Stony Creek → Yuba River →
uses	hydroelectric power generation → irrigation water supply → municipal water supply → navigation → recreation →

Referenced by (31)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Keswick Dam → Old Sacramento → Redding → Sacramento →	locatedOnRiver
Colusa County, California, United States ("Colusa River (historic name of the Sacramento River reach) or local Native American tribe") → Sacramento → Sacramento County → Sacramento Valley →	namedAfter
Sacramento Valley → Shasta County →	contains
Butte County → Yolo County →	hasRiver
Solano County →	bordersBodyOfWater
Tower Bridge (Sacramento) →	crosses
Central Valley →	drainedBy
Sacramento Southern Railroad →	follows
Sacramento–San Joaquin River Delta →	formedByRiver
River City →	hasAssociatedRiver
San Pablo Bay →	inflow
New Helvetia →	locatedOn
Central California →	majorRiver
Delta King riverboat hotel →	mooredOn
American River →	mouthLocation
Suisun Bay →	mouthOfWatercourse
Sacramento History Museum →	near
Redding →	primaryRiver
Suisun Bay →	receivesInflowFrom
San Francisco Bay →	receivesWaterFrom
Sacramento County →	river
Colusa County, California, United States →	traversedBy
American River →	tributaryOf