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Following the Columbia River, the Sacramento is the largest river by discharge on the Pacific coast of the continental United States. The natural runoff of the river is 22 million acre-feet (27 km 3) per year, or about 30,000 cubic feet per second (850 m 3 /s).
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A collection of map atlases of the Sacramento River from various sources and dates, covering different aspects of the river's geography, ecology, and history. Download PDF files of the atlases or view online for more details and references.
Sacramento River, river rising in the Klamath Mountains, near Mount Shasta (in Siskiyou county), northern California, U.S. The river flows 382 miles (615 km) south-southwest between the Cascade and Sierra Nevada ranges, through the northern section (Sacramento Valley) of the Central Valley.
The Sacramento River is the principal river of Northern California in the United States and is the largest river in California. Rising in the Klamath Mountains , the river flows south for 400 miles before reaching the Sacramento–San Joaquin River Delta and San Francisco Bay .
Find and access various maps and data for the Sacramento River, including GIS viewer, geospatial data library, species mapper, river atlases, recreation and public access, and geoPics. Learn about the river's ecology, management, and regulations.
Average elevation: 2,746 ft • Sacramento River, United States • The basin's diverse geography ranges from the glacier-carved, snowcapped peaks of the Sierra Nevada to the sea-level (and often lower) marshes and farmlands of the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta.
