The Sacramento River
Sacramento River is the principal river of Northern California
California in the United States, and is the largest river in California.[9] Rising in the Klamath Mountains, the river flows south for 400 miles (640 km) before reaching the Sacramento– San Joaquin River
San Joaquin River Delta and San Francisco Bay. The river drains about 26,500 square miles (69,000 km2) in 19 California
California counties, mostly within the fertile agricultural region bounded by the Coast Ranges and Sierra Nevada known as the Sacramento Valley, but also extending as far as the volcanic plateaus of Northeastern California
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Hydroelectricity
Hydroelectricity is electricity produced from hydropower. In 2015 hydropower generated 16.6% of the world's total electricity and 70% of all renewable electricity,[1] and was expected to increase about 3.1% each year for the next 25 years. Hydropower
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Hydropower is produced in 150 countries, with the Asia-Pacific
Asia-Pacific region generating 33 percent of global hydropower in 2013. China
China is the largest hydroelectricity producer, with 920 TWh
TWh of production in 2013, representing 16.9 percent of domestic electricity use. The cost of hydroelectricity is relatively low, making it a competitive source of renewable electricity. The hydro station consumes no water, unlike coal or gas plants. The average cost of electricity from a hydro station larger than 10 megawatts is 3 to 5 U.S
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A floodplain or flood plain is an area of land adjacent to a stream or river which stretches from the banks of its channel to the base of the enclosing valley walls and which experiences flooding during periods of high discharge.[1] The soils usually consist of levees, silts, and sands deposited during floods. Levees are the heaviest materials (usually pebble-size) and they are deposited first; silts and sands are finer materials.Contents1 Formation 2 Ecology 3 Interaction with society 4 See also 5 References5.1 Notes 5.2 Bibliography6 External linksFormation[edit] Floodplains are made by a meander eroding sideways as it travels downstream. When a river breaks its banks, it leaves behind layers of alluvium (silt). These gradually build up to create the floor of the plain. Floodplains generally contain unconsolidated sediments, often extending below the bed of the stream
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A geographic coordinate system is a coordinate system used in geography that enables every location on Earth to be specified by a set of numbers, letters or symbols.[n 1] The coordinates are often chosen such that one of the numbers represents a vertical position, and two or three of the numbers represent a horizontal position
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A drainage basin is any area of land where precipitation collects and drains off into a common outlet, such as into a river, bay, or other body of water
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Mount Shasta
Mount Shasta (Karuk: Úytaahkoo or "White Mountain")[5][6] is a potentially active[7] volcano at the southern end of the Cascade Range in Siskiyou County, California. At an elevation of 14,179 feet (4321.8 m), it is the second-highest peak in the Cascades and the fifth-highest in the state. Mount Shasta
Mount Shasta has an estimated volume of 85 cubic miles (350 km3), which makes it the most voluminous stratovolcano in the Cascade Volcanic Arc.[8][9] The mountain and surrounding area are part of the Shasta–Trinity National Forest.Contents1 Description 2 History2.1 Religion and legends3 Geology3.1 Volcanic status4 Climbing 5 In Popular Culture 6 See also 7 References 8 Sources 9 External linksDescription[edit] Mount Shasta
Mount Shasta is connected to its satellite cone of Shastina, and together they dominate the landscape
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Oregon
Oregon (/ˈɔːrɪɡən/ ( listen)[7]) is a state in the Pacific Northwest
Pacific Northwest region on the West Coast of the United States. The Columbia River
Columbia River delineates much of Oregon's northern boundary along Washington state, while the Snake River
Snake River delineates much of its eastern boundary along Idaho. The parallel 42° north delineates the southern boundary with California
California and Nevada. Oregon
Oregon is one of only three states of the contiguous United States
United States to have a coastline on the Pacific Ocean. Oregon
Oregon was inhabited by many indigenous tribes before Western traders, explorers, and settlers arrived
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An endorheic basin (also endoreic basin or endorreic basin) (from the Ancient Greek: ἔνδον, éndon, "within" and ῥεῖν, rheîn, "to flow") is a limited drainage basin that normally retains water and allows no outflow to other external bodies of water, such as rivers or oceans, but converges instead into lakes or swamps, permanent or seasonal, that equilibrate through evaporation
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Princeton (formerly, Ket-tee) is a census-designated place[3] in Colusa County, California. It lies at an elevation of 82 feet (25 m). Its ZIP code
ZIP code is 95970 and its area code is 530. Princeton's population was 303 at the 2010 census.Contents1 Demographics 2 Politics 3 Education 4 References 5 External linksDemographics[edit] The 2010 United States
United States Census[4] reported that Princeton had a population of 303. The population density was 165.0 people per square mile (63.7/km²). The racial makeup of Princeton was 217 (71.6%) White, 0 (0.0%) African American, 10 (3.3%) Native American, 1 (0.3%) Asian, 1 (0.3%) Pacific Islander, 70 (23.1%) from other races, and 4 (1.3%) from two or more races
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Coordinates: 40°N 100°W / 40°N 100°W / 40; -100 United States
United States of AmericaFlagGreat SealMotto: "In God
God We Trust"[1][fn 1]Other traditional mottos "E pluribus unum" (Latin)
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Siskiyou County (/ˈsɪskjuː/ SIS-kew) is a county in the northernmost part of the U.S. state
U.S. state of California. As of the 2010 census, the population was 44,900.[2] Its county seat is Yreka.[4] Siskiyou County is in the Shasta Cascade
Shasta Cascade region along the Oregon border
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Gabriel Moraga (1765 – June 14, 1823) was a Spanish army officer in the Viceroyalty of New Spain, an Alta California
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Alta California explorer, and son of the pioneer José Joaquín Moraga.[1] Although born in Fronteras, Sonora, Mexico, Moraga spent most of his life in Alta California. He died in Santa Barbara.Contents1 De Anza expeditions 2 Early career 3 Central Valley 4 Legacy 5 References 6 External linksDe Anza expeditions[edit] The elder Moraga was a member of both expeditions of Juan Bautista de Anza to explore and consolidate the north-western limits of Spain's colonial claims in Alta California. The first expedition in 1774 established a new overland route from Sonora, Mexico
Sonora, Mexico to Mission San Gabriel
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Goose Lake is a large alkaline lake in the Goose Lake Valley
Goose Lake Valley on the Oregon– California
California border in the United States. Like many other lakes in the Great Basin, it is a pluvial lake that formed from precipitation and melting glaciers during the Pleistocene
Pleistocene epoch.[4][5] The north portion of the lake is in Lake County, Oregon, and the south portion is in Modoc County, California. The mountains at the north end of the lake are part of the Fremont National Forest, and the south end of the lake is adjacent to Modoc National Forest
Modoc National Forest lands. Most of the valley property around the lake is privately owned agricultural land, though Goose Lake State Recreation Area
Goose Lake State Recreation Area is on the Oregon
Oregon side of the lake. Goose Lake is the center of a semi-closed drainage basin
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Contra Costa County
Contra Costa County is a county in the state of California
California in the United States. As of the 2010 census, the population was 1,049,025.[3] The county seat is Martinez.[5][6] It occupies the northern portion of the East Bay region of the San Francisco Bay
San Francisco Bay Area, and is primarily suburban
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The California
California Trail
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Trail was an emigrant trail of about 3,000 miles (4,800 km) across the western half of the North American continent from Missouri River
Missouri River towns to what is now the state of California. After it was established, the first half of the California Trail
Trail followed the same corridor of networked river valley trails as the Oregon Trail
Oregon Trail and the Mormon Trail, namely the valleys of the Platte, North Platte and Sweetwater rivers to Wyoming
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The Coast Ranges of California
California span 400 miles (640 km) from Del Norte or Humboldt County, California
California south to Santa Barbara County.[1] The other three coastal California
California mountain ranges are the Transverse Ranges, Peninsular Ranges
Peninsular Ranges and the Klamath Mountains.[1] Physiographically, they are a section of the larger Pacific Border province, which in turn are part of the larger Pacific Mountain System physiographic division
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