sacramento river

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Definition of sacramento river in English English dictionary: A river in northern California; A river of northern California rising near Mount Shasta and flowing about 611 km (380 mi) generally southward to an extension of San Francisco Bay. River, northern California, U.S. Rising near Mount Shasta, it flows 382 mi (615 km) southwest between the Cascade and Sierra Nevada ranges, through the northern Central Valley. It forms a common delta with the San Joaquin River before entering the northern arm of San Francisco Bay. California's largest river, it is navigable for 180 mi (290 km) and accommodates oceangoing vessels as far as Sacramento. Scene of the gold rush of 1849, the river flows through one of the world's richest agricultural regions; a river in northern California rising near Mount Shasta and flowing south to the San Francisco Bay

sacramento river