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  2. Lincoln, California - Wikipedia

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    Lincoln is a city in Placer County, California, United States, part of the Sacramento metropolitan area. Located ten miles north of Roseville in an area of rapid suburban development, it grew 282 percent between 2000 and 2010, making it the fastest-growing city over 10,000 people in the U.S. [update] [9] Its 2019 population was estimated to be ...

  3. Placer County, California - Wikipedia

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    Placer County, California. ( 2020) Placer County ( / ˈplæsər / PLASS-ər; Spanish for "sand deposit"), officially the County of Placer, is a county located in the U.S. state of California. As of the 2020 census, the population was 404,739. [4] The county seat is Auburn. [5] Placer County is included in the Greater Sacramento metropolitan area.

  4. Geology and geological history of California - Wikipedia

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    The oldest rocks in California date back 1.8 billion years to the Proterozoic and are found in the San Gabriel Mountains, San Bernardino Mountains, and Mojave Desert. The rocks of eastern California formed a shallow continental shelf, with massive deposition of limestone during the Paleozoic, and sediments from this time are common in the ...

  5. Mount Lincoln (California) - Wikipedia

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    Mount Lincoln is located two miles south of Donner Pass at Sugar Bowl Ski Resort, on land managed by Tahoe National Forest. It is situated on the crest of the Sierra Nevada mountain range, with precipitation runoff from the peak draining to South Yuba River, North Fork American River, and Truckee River. Topographic relief is modest as the ...

  6. Geography of California - Wikipedia

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    Geography of California. Coordinates: 37°9′58″N 119°26′58″W. Map of California topography and geomorphic provinces. California's major mountain ranges. California is a U.S. state on the western coast of North America. Covering an area of 163,696 sq mi (423,970 km 2 ), California is among the most geographically diverse states.

  7. Collins Lake - Wikipedia

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    Collins Lake, impounded by Virginia Ranch Dam, is a freshwater man-made lake with 1,009 acres (4.08 km 2) located in the foothills of the Sierra Nevada Mountains north of Sacramento, California. [1] The lake was originally created to provide additional irrigation water to Browns Valley and Loma Rica.

  8. San Joaquin County, California - Wikipedia

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    Website. www .sjgov .org. San Joaquin County ( / ˌsænhwɑːˈkiːn / ⓘ; Spanish: San Joaquín, meaning " St. Joachim "), officially the County of San Joaquin, is a county located in the U.S. state of California. As of the 2020 census, the population was 779,233. [7] The county seat is Stockton.

  9. Yosemite National Park - Wikipedia

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    The 38th United States Congress passed legislation that was signed by President Abraham Lincoln on June 30, 1864, creating the Yosemite Grant. [53] [54] This is the first time land was set aside specifically for preservation and public use by the U.S. government, and set a precedent for the 1872 creation of Yellowstone national park, the nation ...