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2. Gold Country - Wikipedia

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   The Gold Country lies on the western slope of the Sierra Nevada, reaching down to the Sacramento Valley. The oldest geology can be found along the easternmost portions of this region, closer to the Sierra Nevada summits, which formed 100 million years ago. [ 4 ]

3. Sacramento Valley - Wikipedia

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   The Sacramento River and its tributaries are a significant part of the geography of the Sacramento Valley. Rising in the various mountain ranges (the various Northern Coast Ranges to the west, the southern Siskiyou Mountains to the north, and the northern Sierra Nevada to the east) that define the shape of the valley, they provide water for agricultural, industrial, residential, and recreation ...

4. Amador County, California - Wikipedia

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   Amador County is located approximately 45 miles (72 km) southeast of Sacramento in the part of California known as the Mother Lode, or Gold Country in the Sierra Nevada. Amador County ranges in elevation from approximately 250 feet (76 m) in the western portion of the county to over 9,000 feet (2,700 m) in the eastern portion of the county, the ...

5. Folsom, California - Wikipedia

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   Folsom Dam was built in 1956, providing flood control and water rights for the Sacramento Valley and created Folsom Lake. The dam is located on the southwest corner of the lake. The lake is an estimated 4.8 miles (7.7 km) from Granite Bay to the most southern point of Folsom Lake.

6. Parents Found Guilty of Starving Ballerina Daughter to Keep ...

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   Editor's Note: This article contains images that readers may find disturbing. Please read with caution. The Australian parents who severely malnourished their daughter on a strict diet, apparently ...

7. Geology and geological history of California - Wikipedia

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   The Central Valley includes the southern San Joaquin Valley and the northern Sacramento Valley. The Great Valley Sequence is a 40,000 feet (12,000 m) thick formation at the western edge of the Central Valley that formed between the Jurassic and Cretaceous , overlying the Franciscan Assemblage and granite rocks associated with the Sierra Nevada ...