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The Sacramento River (Spanish: Río Sacramento) is the principal river of Northern 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 Delta and San Francisco Bay .
The California Department of Fish and Wildlife said the estimated number of adult fall Chinook expected to return to spawn in the Sacramento River this year is less than 170,000, one of the lowest ...
Clear Creek is the first major Sacramento River tributary downstream of the Shasta Dam. [ 6 ] Clear Creek originates in the Trinity Mountains , between Shasta Lake and Trinity Lake in the Shasta-Trinity National Forest , and flows into Whiskeytown Lake reservoir, impounded by Whiskeytown Dam .
Dunsmuir is a city in Siskiyou County, northern California.It is on the upper Sacramento River.Its population is 1,707 as of the 2020 census, up from 1,650 from the 2010 census.
The Sacramento sucker is an important food fish for the Native Americans of California. In particular, the Achomawi band of the Pit River relied on the Sacramento sucker, particularly after salmon began disappearing from the river in the 1860s due to pollution from lumber mills and the eventual construction of hydroelectric dams.
Franks Tract State Recreation Area (SRA) is a state park unit of California, United States, featuring a flooded area in the Sacramento–San Joaquin River Delta. It is accessible only by water. Franks Tract, and a smaller adjoining submerged property called "Little Franks Tract", are situated between the False River and Bethel Island.
The state of Indiana is home to 208 species [1] of fishes that inhabit its rivers, lakes, and streams that make up five watersheds.Indiana is the state with the most fish species of any state [2] north of the Ohio River and includes Great Lakes species.
The creek's elevation declines from 5,000 feet (1,500 m) above sea level at its head to 120 feet (37 m) where it joins the Sacramento River, as shown on the Ord Ferry USGS quadrangle. Big Chico Creek forms part of the demarcation between the Sierra Nevada and the Cascade Range .