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In 2003, author Mark Arax published a book titled The King of California which is about how J.G. Boswell turned the lakebed into farms and revolutionized the farming industry. [ 56 ] In 2015, a documentary titled Tulare, the Phantom Lake: Drought was released and in 2022, a second part to the same documentary was released.
Dixon Reservoir is a small man-made reservoir [3] created by the construction of the Dixon Reservoir Dam. [1] Dixon Reservoir is in the city of Escondido, California, [4] in San Diego County. [5] Its altitude is 1,070 ft (330 m) and it has an area of 69 acres (28 ha). [4] As of September 2020, areas to fish are open to the public, at pre-marked ...
Silveyville Masons Lodge 201 built in 1884 in Dixon, California. The first semi-permanent European settlement to develop in the Dixon area emerged during the California Gold Rush of the mid-19th century when the community of Silveyville was founded in 1852 by Elijah Silvey [12] as a halfway point between the Pacific coast and the rich gold fields of Sacramento along a route commonly traveled ...
The White Mountains of California and Nevada are a triangular fault-block mountain range facing the Sierra Nevada across the upper Owens Valley.They extend for approximately 60 mi (97 km) as a greatly elevated plateau about 20 mi (32 km) wide on the south, narrowing to a point at the north, with elevations generally increasing south to north.
State Route 113 SR 113 highlighted in red Route information Maintained by Caltrans Length 59 mi (95 km) Major junctions South end SR 12 near Rio Vista Major intersections I-80 from Dixon to near Davis I-5 in Woodland North end SR 99 In Tudor Location Country United States State California Counties Solano, Yolo, Sutter Highway system State highways in California Interstate US State Scenic ...
The California Department of Water Resources's schematic map of the Yolo Bypass, 2009. Congress approved the Sacramento River Flood Control Project in 1911, with a plan to divert the water through multiple weirs and bypasses. The Yolo Bypass is one of two major bypasses in the Sacramento Valley that helps deter urban flooding. [5]
Thomes Creek is a major watercourse on the west side of the Sacramento Valley in Northern California.The creek originates in the Coast Ranges and flows east for about 62 miles (100 km) to join the Sacramento River, at a point about 7 miles (11 km) northeast of Corning in Tehama County.
Mystic Lake is a seasonal lake in the San Jacinto Valley of western Riverside County, California. The lake's size can vary widely each year. The lake's size can vary widely each year. The lake persists from one year to the next, and at other times it completely dissipates during the dry season.