San Joaquin Valley
The San Joaquin Valley (/ˌsæn hwɑːˈkiːn/ SAN whah-KEEN) is the area of the Central Valley of the U.S. state of California that lies south of the Sacramento–San Joaquin River Delta and is drained by the San Joaquin River.
It is made up of seven Northern California counties—all of Kings County; a majority of Fresno, Merced, Stanislaus counties; segments of Madera and Tulare counties—and a majority of Kern County, in Southern California.[1]
San Joaquin Valley Media
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The San Joaquin River and its tributaries, showing the extent of the valley.
- Map of the San Joaquin, Sacramento and Tulare Valleys 1873.jpg
An 1873 map shows Tulare Lake prior to shrinkage from large-scale agriculture.
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Millerton Lake, supplied by the Madera Canal and Friant-Kern Canal.
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César Chávez — speaking at the Delano UFW−United Farm Workers rally in Delano, California, June 1972. * * Duncan West was there representing the Teamsters who were supporiting the UFW and condeming their IBT leadership for working as thugs against a fellow union.*
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Signs on pole show approximate altitude of land surface in 1925, 1955, and 1977
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Map of Northern San Joaquin Valley Oil and Gas Fields
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Map of Southern San Joaquin Valley Oil and Gas Fields
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The valley as seen from Interstate 5, looking south near Derrick Avenue in Fresno County
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San Joaquins train at Merced station
References
- ↑ "San Joaquin Valley Fact Sheet". Valley Clean Air Now. Archived from the original on October 22, 2014. Retrieved October 18, 2014.
Seven counties comprise the San Joaquin Valley, including all of Kings County, most of Fresno, Kern, Merced, and Stanislaus counties, and portions of Madera, San Luis Obispo, Tulare counties
