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277589, 2411768. Website. www.cityofsalinas.org. Salinas (/ səˈliːnəs /; Spanish for "Salt Flats") is a city in the U.S. state of California and the seat of government of Monterey County. With a population of 163,542 in the 2020 Census, Salinas is the most populous city in Monterey County. [10] Salinas is an urban area located along the ...
The Salinas Dam is a dam built on the Salinas River in San Luis Obispo County, California. [ 1] Designed by Raymond A. Hill, the gravity dam features an arched design with an open spillway. [ 2] The War Department began construction on the dam in mid-1941, as World War II began to reach the Pacific. [ 2][ 3] The original intent of the dam was ...
The Salinas River ( Rumsen: ua kot taiauačorx) [ 6] is the longest river of the Central Coast region of California, running 175 miles (282 km) and draining 4,160 square miles (10,800 km 2 ). [ 7] It flows north-northwest and drains the Salinas Valley that slices through the central California Coast Ranges south of Monterey Bay. [ 3]
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As of 6:15 p.m. Monday, the Salinas River was at 31.2 feet in Paso Robles — more than 2 feet above flood stage of 29 feet, according to the NWS’s Advanced Hydrologic Prediction Service.
Website. countyofmonterey.gov. Monterey County (/ ˌmɒntəˈreɪ / ⓘ MON-tə-RAY), officially the County of Monterey, is a county located on the Pacific coast in the U.S. state of California. As of the 2020 census, its population was 439,035. [ 4 ] The county's largest city and county seat is Salinas.
The California Department of Water Resources (DWR) is part of the California Natural Resources Agency and is responsible for the management and regulation of the State of California 's water usage. [1] The department was created in 1956 by Governor Goodwin Knight following severe flooding across Northern California in 1955, where they combined ...
Salinas Valley. Salinas Valley, on River Road near Greenfield. The Salinas Valley (Spanish: Valle de Salinas) [1][2] is one of the major valleys and most productive agricultural regions in California. [3] It is located west of the San Joaquin Valley and south of San Francisco Bay and the Santa Clara Valley.