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The Cosumnes River is a river in northern California in the United States. It rises on the western slope of the Sierra Nevada and flows approximately 52.5 miles (84.5 km) [2] into the Central Valley, emptying into the Mokelumne River in the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta. The Cosumnes is one of very few rivers in the western Sierra without major ...
1976. The Cosumnes River Preserve is a nature preserve of over 51,000 acres (210 km 2) located 20 miles (30 km) south of Sacramento, in the US state of California. The preserve protects a Central Valley remnant that once contained one of the largest expanses of oak tree savanna, riparian oak forest and wetland habitat in North America. [1]
3,315 acres (13.42 km 2) Established. August 23, 1993. Governing body. California Department of Fish and Wildlife. The North Table Mountain Ecological Reserve is a nature reserve of 3,315 acres (13.42 km 2) located three miles (5 km) north of Oroville, in Butte County, northern California. The land was acquired by the state in October, 1993.
The Cosumnes River AVA is an American Viticultural Area located in both Sacramento County and San Joaquin County, California. Located mostly in Sacramento County, the region is part of the larger Lodi AVA and includes a portion of the lower Cosumnes River. Elevations in the AVA range from about 5 feet (2 m) to 48 feet (15 m) above sea level. [3]
Below the confluence with the North Fork of the Tuolumne the river flows into Lake Don Pedro, the largest in the Tuolumne River system and the sixth-largest man made lake in California at 2,030,000 acre-feet (2.50 × 10 9 m 3). The earth-filled New Don Pedro Dam, 585 feet (178 m) high, is the 10th tallest dam in the United States and was ...
Deer Creek and its tributaries drain 229 square miles (590 km 2). [7] The creek flows roughly southwest for most of its 60-mile (97 km) length. [3] Its headwaters are in Lassen National Forest at an elevation of 7,320 feet (2,230 m) on Butt Mountain in the southern Cascade Range, several miles (9 km) west of Lake Almanor. [3]
The Cosumnes River — flowing from the Sierra Nevada into the southern Sacramento Valley in northern California. A major tributary of the Mokelumne River , which is a tributary of the San Joaquin River .
Cosumnes may refer to. Cosumnes River in northern California, United States. Cosumnes River Preserve near Sacramento, California. Cosumnes River AVA, an American Viticultural Area in Sacramento County and San Joaquin County. Cosumnes River College in Sacramento, California. Cosumnes River College (Sacramento RT) a light rail station in ...