The
California Central Valley dominates the central portion of the state. Bounded by the
Cascade Mountains to the north, the
Sierra Nevada Mountains to the east, the
Tehachapi Mountains[?] to the south, and the
Coast Range[?] and
San Francisco Bay to the west, it is a vast agricultural region. It is watered by several rivers, including the
Sacramento River, the
San Joaquin River[?], the
Feather River[?], the
American River, the
Mokelumne River[?], the
Stanislaus River[?], the
Tuolumne River[?], the
Merced River[?], the
Chowchilla River[?], the
Kings River[?], the
Los Angeles Aqueduct[?], and the
Cache River[?].
Major cities include Sacramento, Stockton, Fresno and Bakersfield.
The northern area, north of the Mokelumne River, is called the Sacramento Valley[?], while the southern area is called the San Joaquin Valley[?].
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