Sacramento River
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The Sacramento River is the principal river of Northern California in the United States and is the largest river in California. Rising in the Klamath Mountains, the river flows south for 400 miles bef
Sacramento River from the old pumping station in Sacramento, California
Upper Sacramento River at Castle Crags State Park
The Sacramento River running through Red Bluff
Sacramento River in Bend, California
San Francisco Bay
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San Francisco Bay is a large tidal estuary in the U.S. state of California, and gives its name to the San Francisco Bay Area. It is dominated by the cities of San Francisco, San Jose, and Oakland.
Sacramento River
…California. Rising in the Klamath Mountains, the river flows south for 400 miles (640 km) before reaching the Sacramento–San Joaquin River Delta and San Francisco Bay. The river drains about 26,500 square miles (69,000 km2) in 19 California counties, mostly within the fertile agricultural region bounded by the Coast…
Aerial panorama of the northern Bay, the Bay Bridge, Golden Gate, and Marin Headlands on a clear morning. November 2014 photo by Doc Searls.
Panorama of San Francisco Bay, and the city skyline seen from Marin County in the Golden Gate National Recreation Area
Population density and low-elevation coastal zones in San Francisco Bay (2010). San Francisco Bay is especially vulnerable to sea level rise.
San Francisco Bay shoreline tablet