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  2. Central Valley (California) - Wikipedia

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    The Central Valley is a broad, elongated, flat valley that dominates the interior of California. It is 40–60 mi (60–100 km) wide and runs approximately 450 mi (720 km) from north-northwest to south-southeast, inland from and parallel to the Pacific coast of the state. It covers approximately 18,000 sq mi (47,000 km 2 ), [1] about 11% of ...

  3. Central California - Wikipedia

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    Area code (s) 209, 559, 661, 805, 831. Central California is generally thought of as the middle third of the U.S. state of California, north of Southern California (which includes Los Angeles and San Diego) and south of Northern California (which includes San Francisco and San Jose ). It includes the northern portion of the San Joaquin Valley ...

  4. Central Valley Project - Wikipedia

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    3,000,000 acres (1,200,000 ha) Total generation capacity. 2,254 MW. Total annual generation. 5.18 TWh (2004) The Central Valley Project ( CVP) is a federal power and water management project in the U.S. state of California under the supervision of the United States Bureau of Reclamation (USBR).

  5. Costa Rican Central Valley - Wikipedia

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    The Central Valley ( Spanish: Valle Central) is a plateau and a geographic region of central Costa Rica. The land in the valley is a relative plain, despite being surrounded by several mountains and volcanoes, the latter part of the Central Range. The region houses almost three quarters of Costa Ricans, and includes the capital and most ...

  6. San Joaquin Valley - Wikipedia

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    The San Joaquin Valley ( / ˌsæn hwɑːˈkiːn / SAN whah-KEEN; Spanish: Valle de San Joaquín) is the southern half of California 's Central Valley. Famed as a major breadbasket, [1] the San Joaquin Valley is an important source of food, producing a significant part of California's agricultural output. San Joaquin Valley draws from eight ...

  7. Central Valley land subsidence - Wikipedia

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    The Central Valley in California subsides when groundwater is pumped faster than underground aquifers can be recharged. The Central Valley has been sinking ( subsiding) at differing rates since the 1920s and is estimated to have sunk up to 28 feet. [1] During drought years, the valley is prone to accelerated subsidence due to groundwater ...

  8. Central Valley - Wikipedia

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    Central Valley. Central Valley may refer to: Chilean Central Valley, Chile. Central Valley (Chilean wine region), Chile. Costa Rican Central Valley, Costa Rica. Central Lowlands, Scotland, sometimes known as the Central Valley. Central Valley (California), United States. Central Valley, New York, United States.

  9. Monteverde - Wikipedia

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    Monteverde is the twelfth canton of the Puntarenas province of Costa Rica, located in the Cordillera de Tilarán (Tilarán range). Roughly a four-hour drive from the Central Valley, Monteverde is one of the country's major ecotourism destinations, with the Reserva Biológica Bosque Nuboso Monteverde (Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve) being the largest, in addition to several other natural ...