Water in California
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California's interconnected water system serves almost 40 million people and irrigates over 5,680,000 acres of farmland. As the world's largest, most productive, and potentially most controversial wat
Windmill used to pump water for irrigation, Compton, ca. 1900–1901
Castle Lake, part of the headwaters of the Sacramento River
Major rivers of California
A canal irrigating citrus ranches in Fresno County, 1970s
Agriculture in California
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Agriculture is a significant sector in California's economy, producing nearly US$59.4 billion in revenue in 2023. There are more than 400 commodity crops grown across California, including a significa
Water in California
…rainfall, water is limited in the most populous U.S. state. An ongoing debate is whether the state should increase the redistribution of water to its large agricultural and urban sectors, or increase conservation and preserve the natural ecosystems of the water sources. California's limited water supply comes from two…
California produces almonds worth $5.3 billion every year. That is 100% of commercial almonds in the United States, 100% of all of North America, and 80% of commercial almonds around the world.
Rice paddies just north of Sacramento
David Packard's home and apricots
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