Sacramento Valley

Sacramento Valley
Valle de Sacramento (Spanish)[1]
Sacramento
The Central Valley of California
Geography
LocationCalifornia, United States
Population centersRedding, Chico, Yuba City, Sacramento
Borders onSierra Nevada (east), Cascade Range, Klamath Mountains (north), Coast Range (west), Sacramento–San Joaquin River Delta (south)
Coordinates39°00′N 121°30′W / 39°N 121.5°W / 39; -121.5
RiversSacramento River

The Sacramento Valley (Spanish: Valle de Sacramento)[2][3] is the area of the Central Valley of the U.S. state of California that lies north of the Sacramento–San Joaquin River Delta and is drained by the Sacramento River. It encompasses all or parts of ten Northern California counties. Although many areas of the Sacramento Valley are rural, it contains several urban areas, including the state capital, Sacramento. Since 2010, statewide droughts in California have further strained both the Sacramento Valley's and the Sacramento metropolitan region's water security.[4]

  1. ^ Diaz, Manuel (1840). Diseño del Valle de Sacramento (Map).
  2. ^ California Energy Commission - Reporte de la región del Valle de Sacramento
  3. ^ Univision Sacramento - Regresan la lluvia y nevadas al Valle de Sacramento: esto se espera para el fin de semana
  4. ^ McGough, Michael (April 29, 2022). "Southern California gets drastic water cutbacks amid drought. What's next for Sacramento?". Sacramento Bee. Retrieved May 1, 2022.