What is Sacramento River?
{{Infobox_river | name = Sacramento River | image =Sacramento_river_delta_p1080765.jpg | image_size = 250px | image_caption = | source1_location = Klamath Mountains | mouth = Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta | subdivision_type1 = Country | subdivision_name1 =[[United States]] | length = {{convert|447|mi|km|abbr=on}} | source1_elevation = | mouth_elevation = | discharge1_avg={{convert|23490|cuft/s|m3/s|abbr=on}} | basin_size = {{convert|27580|mi2|km2|abbr=on}} }} The '''Sacramento River''' is the longest river in [[California]] in the [[United States]]. It flows through the Sacramento Valley in northern California, and is about {{convert|445|mi|km}} long. The Sacramento has many [[tributary|tributaries]], including the Pit, Feather and American Rivers. Cities along the river include [[Redding, California|Redding]] and [[Sacramento, California|Sacramento]]. Native people have lived in the region for about 12,000 years. The Sacramento River's tributaries were the focus of the [[California Gold Rush]], which brought many settlers to the area in the 1800s. Today, the river is used as a source of [[irrigation]] water and to produce [[hydroelectricity]]. ==Tributaries== *[[Cache Creek]] *[[Putah Creek]] *[[American River]] *[[Feather River]] **[[Bear River (Feather River)]] **[[Yuba River]] *[[Pit River]] **[[McCloud River]] ==Related pages== *[[Shasta Dam]] {{SF Bay Area}} {{us-geo-stub}} [[Category:Rivers of California]] [[Category:San Francisco Bay Area]] [[Category:Sacramento County, California]] [[Category:Contra Costa County, California]] [[Category:Solano County, California]] [[Category:Siskiyou County, California]] [[Category:Shasta County, California]] [[Category:Tehama County, California]] [[Category:Butte County, California]] [[Category:Glenn County, California]] [[Category:Colusa County, California]] [[Category:Sutter County, California]] [[Category:Yolo County, California]] [[Category:Central Valley of California]] [[Category:Sacramento, California]]