Salinas Valley
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The Salinas Valley is one of the major valleys and most productive agricultural regions in California. It is located west of the San Joaquin Valley and south of San Francisco Bay and the Santa Clara V
Salinas Valley, on River Road near Salinas and Marina
An agricultural irrigation system near Chualar in the Salinas Valley
An NYA photo illustrating young farm workers and the mechanization of agriculture
Salinas River (California)
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The Salinas River is the longest river of the Central Coast region of California, running 175 miles and draining 4,160 square miles. It flows north-northwest and drains the Salinas Valley that slices
Salinas Valley
…productive agricultural regions in California. It is located west of the San Joaquin Valley and south of San Francisco Bay and the Santa Clara Valley. The Salinas River, which geologically formed the fluvial valley and generated its human history, flows to the northwest or 'up' along the principal axis and the length…
View of the Salinas River near San Ardo in May 2008. During the rainier winter months, the river may occasionally reconnect with Monterey Bay. The San Ardo Oil Field is visible in the distance.
North American beaver have colonized the upper Salinas River watershed, as shown by this beaver dam 16 miles (26 km) upstream of Atascadero below the Salinas River dam. Courtesy of Stuart Suplick, 2019.
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Salinas Dam, near the headwaters of the river