Sacramento River - Wikipedia
WEBThe Sacramento River (Spanish: Río Sacramento) is the principal river of Northern California in the United States and is the largest river in California. Rising in the Klamath Mountains, the river flows south for 400 miles (640 km) before reaching the Sacramento–San Joaquin River Delta and San Francisco Bay.
Sacramento River | California, Map, & Facts | Britannica
WEBApr 17, 2024 · Sacramento River, river rising in the Klamath Mountains, near Mount Shasta (in Siskiyou county), northern California, U.S. The river flows 382 miles (615 km) south-southwest between the Cascade and Sierra Nevada ranges, through the northern section (Sacramento Valley) of the Central Valley.
Sacramento River
WEBMar 6, 2024 · The Sacramento River is California’s largest river, beginning its roughly 380-mile journey in the headwaters of the Sierra Nevada before flowing west into the fertile Sacramento Valley and merging with the San Joaquin River …
Sacramento River - Water Education Foundation
WEBSep 15, 2014 · California’s largest river, the Sacramento, provides 31 percent of the state’s surface water runoff. Once called “the Nile of the West,” the Sacramento River drains the inland slopes of the Klamath Mountains, the Cascade Range, the Coast Ranges and the western slopes of the northern Sierra Nevada.
Sacramento River Bend Area | Bureau of Land Management
WEBFrom the lush riparian areas surrounding the Sacramento River and it's tributaries to the expanse of the rolling hills of blue oak savannah, the Sacramento River Bend Area offers diverse habitat for bald eagles, osprey, migratory and song birds, deer, and salmon.
Sacramento River - California
WEBThe Sacramento is California's largest river. It’s home to dozens of threatened and endangered species and it represents our state's largest supply of freshwater. The Sacramento River is the most important river in California for both people and nature.
Sacramento River Basin, California | NOAA Fisheries
WEBThe Sacramento River Basin is the largest watershed in the state of California, covering 27,000 square miles and carrying approximately 30% of the state’s total surface water. The Sacramento River boasts four distinct runs of Chinook salmon: fall-run, late fall-run, winter-run, and spring-run.
Weirs on the Sacramento River: 100 Years of Flood Control
WEBFeb 7, 2024 · The six weirs on the Sacramento River, however, work in a different way. Rather than spanning the river, they are built into lowered sections of levees and are designed to allow flood flows in excess of the downstream channel capacity to escape into a bypass channel or basin.
Topic: Sacramento River - Water Education Foundation
WEB5 days ago · California’s largest river, the Sacramento, provides 31 percent of the state’s surface water runoff. Once called “the Nile of the West,” the Sacramento River drains the inland slopes of the Klamath Mountains, the Cascade Range, the Coast Ranges and the western slopes of the northern Sierra Nevada.
Sacramento River - A Guide to Recreation and Public Access
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