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.
Observed surface forms (14)
Statements (51)
| 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 ⓘ |
Referenced by (84)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
San Joaquin Basin
this entity surface form:
San Joaquin Valley floor
subject surface form:
Kings River
this entity surface form:
San Joaquin Valley plains
this entity surface form:
southern San Joaquin Valley
this entity surface form:
San Joaquin Valley hydrologic region
this entity surface form:
San Joaquin Valley, California
subject surface form:
Kings River
this entity surface form:
Northern San Joaquin Valley
this entity surface form:
southern San Joaquin Valley
this entity surface form:
San Joaquin hydrologic region
this entity surface form:
Southern Central Valley
subject surface form:
Kings River
this entity surface form:
San Joaquin Valley region