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The Sacramento River is the longest river in the state of California.
Starting near Mount Shasta, the river flows 382 miles southwest through the northern Central Valley of California, between the Cascade and Sierra Nevada ranges. Shortly after being joined by the American River, it forms the Sacramento River Delta along with the San Joaquin River, and then finally flows into the north arm of the San Francisco Bay.
The river is navigable for 180 miles, and is used by ocean-going ships as far inland as the city of Sacramento. Marine animals such as gray whales and sea lions are occasionally found far inland after navigating the river for food or refuge and then losing track of how to get back to the Pacific Ocean.
Its chief tributaries are the Pit River, Feather RiverThis article treats the river in California. For other uses see Feather River (disambiguation The Feather River is a principal tributary of the Sacramento River, approximately 80 mi (129 km) long, in northern California in the United States. It drains par, McCloud RiverThe McCloud River is a tributary of the Sacramento River, approximately 50 mi (80 km) long, in northern California in the United States. It drains a scenic mountainous area of the Cascade Range north of Redding. It rises from several spring-fed streams in and American River. The Pit River is the longest tributary, but the Feather and American rivers carry larger volumes of water.
See also
- List of California riversThe following is a partial listing of rivers in the state of California United States of America. North Coast rivers that empty into the Pacific Ocean north of San Francisco Bay Eel River Van Duzen River Klamath River Shasta River Trinity River Mattole Ri
- Shasta DamShasta in the distance Shasta Dam is a curved gravity concrete dam (National ID No. CA10186) on the Sacramento River above Redding, California built between 1938 and 1945. The dam is 183 m (602 ft) high and 1038 m (3,460 ft) long, with a base width or thi and Shasta LakeShasta Lake or Lake Shasta is a large man-made reservoir created by the Shasta Dam in California, USA. Ten miles north of Redding, it is a popular area for boating, water-skiing and camping. Formed by the damming of the Sacramento River, Pit River, McClou
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