Sacramento River

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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.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf river
basinCountry United States of America
surface form: United States
country United States of America
surface form: United States
crosses Sacramento–San Joaquin River Delta
dischargeLocation San Francisco Bay
surface form: 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, California
surface form: Red Bluff

Redding
Sacramento
City of West Sacramento
surface form: West Sacramento

Woodland vicinity
hasDam Shasta Dam
hasFloodplain Sacramento Valley
surface form: Sacramento Valley floodplain
hasReservoir Shasta Lake
historicalUse Gold Rush–era transportation route
commercial navigation route
isLongestRiverEntirelyIn California, United States
surface form: California
length about 447 miles
about 719 kilometers
locatedIn California, United States
surface form: California

Northern California
Pacific Flyway
majorCityOnRiver Redding
Sacramento
City of West Sacramento
surface form: West Sacramento
managedBy California Department of Water Resources
Bureau of Reclamation
surface form: U.S. Bureau of Reclamation
mouth Suisun Bay
partOf State Water Project
surface form: California State Water Project supply system

Central Valley Project
surface form: Central Valley Project supply system

Sacramento–San Joaquin River Delta
region Central Valley
Sacramento Valley
sourceCountry United States of America
surface form: United States
sourceRegion Cascade Range
Klamath Mountains
Shasta County
state California, United States
surface form: California
subjectTo seasonal flooding
supports migratory birds
tributary American River
Bear River
Clear Creek
Colusa Basin Drain
Cottonwood Creek
Feather River
McCloud River
Pit River
Stony Creek
Yuba River
uses hydroelectric power generation
irrigation water supply
municipal water supply
navigation
recreation

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Stony Creek mouth Sacramento River
Stony Creek riverSystem Sacramento River
this entity surface form: Sacramento River system
American River watershed tributaryOf Sacramento River
American River watershed mouthLocation Sacramento River
this entity surface form: Sacramento River at Sacramento, California
Sacramento Executive Airport locatedNear Sacramento River
Pit River tributaryOf Sacramento River
Pit River mouth Sacramento River
M Street Bridge crosses Sacramento River
Walnut Grove, California locatedOnRiver Sacramento River