San Joaquin Valley

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The San Joaquin Valley is a major agricultural region in central California known for its extensive farming and reliance on large-scale irrigation systems.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf agricultural region
geographic region
valley
borders Pacific Coast Ranges
surface form: Coast Ranges

Sacramento Valley
Sierra Nevada
Tehachapi Mountains
climate Mediterranean climate
climateCharacteristic cool moist winters
hot dry summers
contains Fresno County NERFINISHED
Kern County NERFINISHED
Kings County NERFINISHED
Madera County, California
surface form: Madera County

Merced County NERFINISHED
Portion of Bakersfield metropolitan area
Portion of Fresno metropolitan area
Portion of Stockton metropolitan area
San Joaquin County NERFINISHED
Stanislaus County NERFINISHED
Tulare County NERFINISHED
country United States of America
surface form: United States
economicRole major contributor to U.S. agricultural output
irrigationSource Sacramento–San Joaquin River Delta
Sierra Nevada snowmelt
issue air pollution
groundwater overdraft
land subsidence
water scarcity
knownFor agricultural production
cotton production
dairy production
fruit and nut orchards
grape cultivation
large-scale irrigation
vegetable farming
locatedIn California, United States
surface form: California

Inland California
locatedInRegion Central California
majorCity Bakersfield
Fresno
Modesto
Stockton
Visalia, California
surface form: Visalia
namedAfter San Joaquin River NERFINISHED
partOf Central Valley
surface form: Central Valley of California

Central Valley
surface form: Great Central Valley
servedBy California Aqueduct
Delta-Mendota Canal
Friant-Kern Canal
traversedBy San Joaquin River NERFINISHED

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Southern Sierra Nevada adjacentTo San Joaquin Valley
Tulare Basin adjacentTo San Joaquin Valley
this entity surface form: San Joaquin Basin
Kern River Yokuts associatedWith San Joaquin Valley
Sacramento Valley borders San Joaquin Valley
Altamont Pass connects San Joaquin Valley
Central California contains San Joaquin Valley
San Joaquin River crosses San Joaquin Valley
this entity surface form: San Joaquin Valley floor
Merced River drainageBasin San Joaquin Valley
San Emigdio Mountains drainageTo San Joaquin Valley
subject surface form: Kings River
San Joaquin River flowsThrough San Joaquin Valley
Altamont Pass hasViewOf San Joaquin Valley
this entity surface form: San Joaquin Valley plains
Stockton isPartOf San Joaquin Valley
Visalia, California isRegionalHubFor San Joaquin Valley
this entity surface form: southern San Joaquin Valley
Clovis, California locatedIn San Joaquin Valley
Delta-Mendota Canal locatedIn San Joaquin Valley
Elk Hills oil field locatedIn San Joaquin Valley
Fresno Art Museum locatedIn San Joaquin Valley
Fresno County locatedIn San Joaquin Valley
Friant-Kern Canal locatedIn San Joaquin Valley
Friant-Kern Canal locatedIn San Joaquin Valley
this entity surface form: San Joaquin Valley hydrologic region
Friant-Kern Canal locatedIn San Joaquin Valley
this entity surface form: San Joaquin Valley, California
Kern County locatedIn San Joaquin Valley
Kings County, California locatedIn San Joaquin Valley
subject surface form: Kings River
Kings River locatedIn San Joaquin Valley
Madera locatedIn San Joaquin Valley
Merced locatedIn San Joaquin Valley
San Luis Unit locatedIn San Joaquin Valley
Sanger, California locatedIn San Joaquin Valley
Stanislaus County locatedIn San Joaquin Valley
this entity surface form: Northern San Joaquin Valley
Tulare Basin locatedIn San Joaquin Valley
this entity surface form: southern San Joaquin Valley
Tulare County, California locatedIn San Joaquin Valley
Visalia, California locatedIn San Joaquin Valley
this entity surface form: San Joaquin hydrologic region
Bakersfield locatedInRegion San Joaquin Valley
Bakersfield locatedInRegion San Joaquin Valley
this entity surface form: Southern Central Valley
State Route 180 locatedInRegion San Joaquin Valley
San Emigdio Mountains locatedNear San Joaquin Valley
subject surface form: Kings River
San Joaquin kit fox nativeTo San Joaquin Valley
Fresno County partOf San Joaquin Valley
this entity surface form: San Joaquin Valley region
Merced partOf San Joaquin Valley
Modesto partOf San Joaquin Valley
San Joaquin County partOf San Joaquin Valley
Stanislaus County partOf San Joaquin Valley
Tulare Basin partOf San Joaquin Valley
State Route 99 passesThroughRegion San Joaquin Valley
California State University, Fresno region San Joaquin Valley