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  2. California water resource region - Wikipedia

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    California region, with its 10 4-digit subregion hydrologic unit boundaries. The California water resource region is one of 21 major geographic areas, or regions, in the first level of classification used by the United States Geological Survey in the United States hydrologic unit system, which is used to divide and sub-divide the United States into successively smaller hydrologic units.

  3. Water in California - Wikipedia

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    The planning and management of water in California is subject to a vast number of laws, regulations, management plans, and historic water rights. The state agency responsible for water planning is the California Department of Water Resources. Map of California Integrated Regional Water Management Plans

  4. Southern California Coastal water resource subregion

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    The Southern California coastal subregion, sometimes called the South Coast Hydrologic Subregion, is a second-level subdivision [1] covering is approximately 11,000 sq mi (28,000 km 2; 7,000,000-acre) and extends from Rincon Creek on the north to the international border with Mexico on the south. [2]

  5. List of largest reservoirs of California - Wikipedia

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    Map of California's interconnected water system, including all eleven reservoirs over 1,000,000 acre-feet (1.2 km 3) as well as selected smaller ones.. This is a list of the largest reservoirs, or man-made lakes, in the U.S. state of California.

  6. List of dams and reservoirs in California - Wikipedia

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    Following is a list of dams and reservoirs in California in a sortable table. There are over 1,400 named dams and 1,300 named reservoirs in the state of California . Dams in service

  7. Geography of California - Wikipedia

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    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.

  8. Deserts of California - Wikipedia

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    There are three main deserts in California: the Mojave Desert, the Colorado Desert, and the Great Basin Desert. [5]: 408 The Mojave Desert is bounded by the Tehachapi Mountains on the northwest, the San Gabriel and San Bernardino Mountains on the south, and extends eastward to California's borders with Arizona and Nevada; it also forms portions of northwest Arizona.

  9. List of California hydrologic regions - Wikipedia

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    California groundwater basins, subbasins, and hydrologic regions. The California Department of Water Resources recognizes 10 hydrologic regions and three additional drainage areas within the U.S. state of California. The hydrologic regions are further subdivided into 515 groundwater basins. [1]