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The Central Valley is a broad, elongated, flat valley that dominates the interior of California. It is 40–60 mi (60–100 km) wide and runs approximately 450 mi (720 km) from north-northwest to south-southeast, inland from and parallel to the Pacific coast of the state .
Map of California topography and geomorphic provinces California's major mountain ranges. California is a U.S. state on the western coast of North America.Covering an area of 163,696 sq mi (423,970 km 2), California is among the most geographically diverse states.
It includes the northern portion of the San Joaquin Valley (which itself is the southern portion of the Central Valley, beginning at the Sacramento–San Joaquin River Delta), part of the Central Coast, the central hills of the California Coast Ranges and the foothills and mountain areas of the central Sierra Nevada.
Tri-Valley Area. Amador Valley; Livermore Valley; San Ramon Valley; Lamorinda; North Bay. Marin County. West Marin; Ross Valley; Wine Country. Napa Valley; Russian River Valley; Sonoma Valley; Telecom Valley; The Peninsula. City and County of San Francisco; San Mateo County; South Bay. Santa Clara Valley. San Jose–Santa Clara County; Silicon ...
U.S. Census Bureau regions and divisions. Since 1950, the United States Census Bureau defines four statistical regions, with nine divisions. [1] [2] The Census Bureau region definition is "widely used ... for data collection and analysis", [3] and is the most commonly used classification system.
California includes both Mount Whitney, the highest (4,421 m) mountain peak in the contiguous United States, and Death Valley, the lowest (−86 m) and hottest (56.7 °C) place in North America. California joined the Union as the 31st state on September 9, 1850.
Political map of California displaying in green Central Valley of California counties. Made from Census map in PD. Date: 24 December 2007: Source: Own work based on: Blank California Map.svg: Author: Thadius856: SVG development
The Central Valley is California's productive agricultural heartland. Divided in two by the Sacramento-San Joaquin River Delta , the northern portion, the Sacramento Valley serves as the watershed of the Sacramento River , while the southern portion, the San Joaquin Valley is the watershed for the San Joaquin River .