Sacramento River, California

Sacramento River, California
Author: United States. Congress. House. Committee on Rivers and Harbors
Publisher:
Total Pages: 18
Release: 1926
Genre: Sacramento River (Calif.)
ISBN:

Field Guide to California Rivers

Field Guide to California Rivers
Author: Tim Palmer
Publisher: Univ of California Press
Total Pages: 351
Release: 2012-04-30
Genre: Nature
ISBN: 0520952197

Award-winning author, naturalist, and conservationist Tim Palmer presents the world of California rivers in this practical and inspiring field guide. Loaded with tips on where to hike, fish, canoe, kayak, and raft, it offers an interpretive approach that reveals geology, plant and wild life, hydrologic processes, and other natural phenomena. Palmer reports on conservation with a perspective from decades of personal engagement. More than 150 streams are featured, 50 riparian species are illustrated, and 180 photos show the essence of California’s rivers. Palmer brings a natural history guide, a recreation guide, and an introduction to river ecology together in one illuminating volume; it belongs in every river lover’s book collection, boat, and backpack.

Central Valley

Central Valley
Author: Source Wikipedia
Publisher: Booksllc.Net
Total Pages: 154
Release: 2013-09
Genre:
ISBN: 9781230828596

Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 153. Chapters: San Joaquin River, Interstate 5 in California, Sacramento River, Stockton, California, University of California, Davis, California State Route 99, California State University, Sacramento, Merced River, Beale Air Force Base, Central Valley Project, Sacramento Northern Railway, California State University, Chico, San Joaquin Valley, California State University, Fresno, Meadows Field Airport, United Farm Workers, Mather Air Force Base, Tularemia, Kern River, Folsom State Prison, Sacramento International Airport, Mussel Slough Tragedy, Central California Women's Facility, Plains and Sierra Miwok, Yuba River, Kings River (California), Stockton Metropolitan Airport, California State University, Bakersfield, Merced Regional Airport, American River, California State Prison, Corcoran, Kaweah River, Tejon Ranch, Visalia Municipal Airport. Excerpt: San Joaquin River - a: lang(ar), a: lang(ckb), a: lang(fa), a: lang(kk-arab), a: lang(mzn), a: lang(ps), a: lang(ur)/* cache key: enwiki: resourceloader: filter: minify-css:7: d11e4771671c2d6cdedf7c90d8131cd5 */ The San Joaquin at Mendota Pool during the high flows of April 2006Below Friant Dam, the San Joaquin flows west-southwest out into the San Joaquin Valley - the southern part of the Great Central Valley - passing north of Fresno. With most of its water diverted into aqueducts, the river frequently runs dry in the 60 mi (97 km) between here and Mendota, where it is replenished by the Delta-Mendota Canal and intermittent flows from Fresno Slough, fed by the Kings River. From Mendota, the San Joaquin swings northwest, passing through many different channels, some natural and some man-made. Northeast of Dos Palos, it is joined by the Fresno and Chowchilla Rivers. Fifty miles (80 km) downstream, the Merced River empties into the San Joaquin. The majority of the river flows thro