The Sacramento Valley is the area of the Central Valley of the U.S. state of California that lies north of the Sacramento–San Joaquin River Delta and is drained by the Sacramento River. It encompasses
Sacramento
California State University, Chico was founded in 1887.
University of California, Davis.
The Central Valley is a broad, elongated, flat valley that dominates the interior of California, United States. It is 40–60 mi wide and runs approximately 450 mi from north-northwest to south-southeas
Sacramento Valley
…The Sacramento Valley is the area of the Central Valley of the U.S. state of California that lies north of the Sacramento–San Joaquin River Delta and is drained by the Sacramento River. It encompasses all…
Typical flat farmland of the Central Valley as seen from the air
The Central Valley from the air, looking south from near Rio Vista
The valley as seen from Interstate 5, looking south near Derrick Avenue in Fresno County
An example of the differences between the geology of the valley floor and that of the rugged hills of the Coast Ranges (Between Tracy and Patterson, CA:Interstate 5)