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Sacramento River
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Sacramento River from the old pumping station in Sacramento, California
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Map of the Sacramento River watershed
Native name Spanish: Río Sacramento
Other name(s) Rio del Santísimo Sacramento
Country United States
State California
Cities Mount Shasta, Dunsmuir, Redding, Anderson, Red Bluff, Princeton, Colusa, Davis, Sacramento, West Sacramento, Isleton, Rio Vista, Antioch
Physical characteristics
Main source Confluence of Middle and South Forks
Near Mount Shasta, Siskiyou County
3,674 ft (1,120 m)
41°16′24″N 122°24′05″W / 41.27333°N 122.40139°W / 41.27333; -122.40139
River mouth Suisun Bay
Contra Costa-Solano county line
0 ft (0 m)
38°03′48″N 121°51′10″W / 38.06333°N 121.85278°W / 38.06333; -121.85278
Length 400 mi (640 km), North-south
Basin features
Basin size 26,500 sq mi (69,000 km2)
Tributaries
Nicknames Sac River, Nile of the West

The Sacramento River is a river in California in the United States. It flows through the Sacramento Valley in northern California, and is about 445 miles (716 km) long. The Sacramento has many tributaries, including the Pit, Feather and American Rivers. Cities along the river include Redding and Sacramento.

Native people have inhabited 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.

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Kids robot.svg In Spanish: Río Sacramento (Estados Unidos) para niños

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