Water transportation is the intentional movement of water over large distances. Methods of transportation fall into three categories: Aqueducts, which include pipelines, canals, and tunnels; container shipment, which includes transport by truck and tanker; and towing, where a tugboat is used to pull an iceberg or a large water bag along behind it. Due to its weight, the transportation of water is very energy intensive. Unless it has the assistance of gravity, a canal or long-distance pipeline will need pumping stations at regular intervals. In this regard, the lower friction levels of the canal make it ...

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The Altamont Commuter Express (also known as ACE, pronounced "ace") is a commuter train service in California connecting Stockton with San Jose. It is named for the Altamont Pass, through which it travels. The service was started on October 19, 1998 with two trains daily in each direction, and as of August 2005 runs three trains daily in each direction. There are ten stops along its 86 mile (138 km) route, resulting in a total travel time of approximately 2 hours and 20 minutes end-to-end. Tracks are owned by Union Pacific, and ...

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Alfalfa can be sown spring or fall, and does best on well-drained soils with a neutral pH of 6.8-7.5. Alfalfa requires a great deal of potash; soils low in fertility should be fertilized with manure or a chemical fertilizer. Usually a seeding rate of 13 - 17 kg/hectare (12 - 15 lb/acre) in climatic acceptable regions and a rate of 22 kg/hectare (20 lb/acre) in southern regions is used. A nurse crop is often used, particularly for spring plantings, to reduce weed problems. Her ...

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List of California-related topics - Ecology of California. American black bear Bigcone Douglas-fir Bighorn sheep California black oak California golden bear California Juniper California poppy California sea lion Chaparral Chinook salmon Coast Douglas-fir Coast redwood Coyote Creosote bush Dungeness crab Eucalyptus Forest fire Garibaldi (fish) Gray ...

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The main branch of the river (sometimes called the North Fork) rises from several small lakes west of Mount Whitney in the high Sierra Nevada mountains in northeastern Tulare County, in the northeast corner of Sequoia National Park. It flows south through the mountains through Inyo and Sequoia national forests, passing through the Golden Trout Wilderness. At Kernville it emerges into a widening valley and enters Lake Isabella, a reservoir formed on the river by the Isabella Dam. Downstream from the dam it flows southwest, through a spectacul ...

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The high viaduct connecting the Antelope Valley Freeway with the Golden State Freeway was nearly complete when the February 9, 1971 Sylmar earthquake completely destroyed its interchange with the Golden State Freeway and wrecked large portions of its route through the San Gabriels. Rebuilt to stronger specifications, it again collapsed during the 1994 Northridge earthquake and was closed, but reopened within a year. Rapid exurban growth in Santa Clarita, Lancaster, and Palmdale has made the Antelope Valley Freeway one of the most cong ...

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Lost Hills is located at 35°36'51" North, 119°41'21" West (35.614199, -119.689247)GR1. It stands on the east bank of the California Aqueduct. Interstate 5 is located near, but not adjacent, to Lost Hills. According to the United States Census Bureau, Lost Hills has a total area of 14.6 km² (5.6 mi²). 14.5 km² (5.6 mi²) of it is land and 0.18% is water. ...

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The Mojave Desert receives less than 6 inches (150 mm) of rain a year and is generally between 3,000 and 6,000 feet (1,000 and 2,000 m) in elevation. The Mojave Desert also contains the Mojave National Preserve and the lowest and hottest place in North America: Death Valley, where the temperature normally approaches 120°F (50°C) in late July and early August. Despite its aridity, the Mojave (and particularly the Antelope Valley in its southwest) has long been a center of alfalfa production, fed by irrigation coming from groundwater and (in the 20 ...

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History of California - Russian exploration. In the early 1800s, fur trappers of the Russian Empire, which had already claimed Alaska, briefly explored the coast and set up trading posts as far south as Fort Ross in modern-day Sonoma County. They hunted for sea otter pelts as far south as the Channel Islands (across from modern Santa Barbara). A prominent marriage between a leading Californio family and an Imperial noble almost caused Russian trade to advance into Southern California. The scion from Russia, howev ...

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List of California-related topics - Parks. National parks Cabrillo National Monument Carrizo Plain National Monument California National Historic Trail Channel Islands National Park Death Valley National Park Devils Postpile National Monument Eugene O'Neill National Historic Site Golden Gate National Recreation Area Alcatraz Island Fort Point National Historic Site Muir Woods National Monument Presidi ...

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List of California-related topics - Film industry. Frank Capra Walt Disney Samuel Goldwyn George Lucas, Lucasfilm Louis B. Mayer Eadweard Muybridge Steven Spielberg Jack Warner Industrial Light and Magic List of California-related topics - Television. California's Gold List of television stations in California List of California-related topics ...

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The coast of California was an inviting pathway even for the earliest inhabitants of North America. The remains of Arlington Springs Woman on Santa Rosa Island are among the traces of a very early inhabitation, dated to the last ice age (Wisconsin glaciation) about 13,000 years ago. When the first European explorers and settlers appeared, they found many Native American tribes living in the pristine land of oak woodlands, grassy hills, and broad beaches — in what is now California. Among the tribes were the Chumash, Maidu< ...

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Mojave Desert - Plants. Joshua Tree Jumping Cholla Teddy-bear Cholla Mojave yucca Mojave sage desert lily Mojave Desert - Animals. Chuckwalla Desert horned lizard Desert iguana Desert kit fox Desert tortoise Fringe-toed lizard Rattlesnake (Mojave ...

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When alfalfa is to be used as hay, it is usually cut and baled. Loose haystacks are still used in some areas, but bales are much easier to transport. Ideally, the hay is cut just as the field is beginning to flower. When using farm equipment rather than hand-harvesting, the process begins with a swather, which cuts the alfalfa and arranges it in windrows. After it has dried, a tractor pulling a baler collects the hay into bales. There are three types of bales commonly used for alfalfa. Small "square" bales--actually rectilinear, and typicall ...

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Pinnacles National Natural Landmark Kelso Sand Dunes Slot Canyon in Afton Canyon Dust Devil, El Mirage Dry Lake Water hole, Coyote Dry Lake Rainbow Canyon, near the city of Barstow Amboy Crater Summer Storm ...

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Route 14 from Route 5 to Avenue D, North of Lancaster. [Assembly Concurrent Resolution 57, Chapter 96 (1957)] Source: 2004 Named Freeways, Highways, Structures and Other Appurtenances in California (PDF) ...

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A second expedition under Vizcaíno in 1602 sailed up the Pacific coast beyond Cape Mendocino. History of California - Other Spanish expeditions. 1610: Tomas Cardova 1632: Francisco Ortega 1636: Francisco Ortega 1642: Luis Cestin de Canas 1644: Porter y Casanate 1667: Bernal de Pinadero 1683: Ysidro Otondo ...

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History of California - European exploration. Main articles: Hernán Cortés, and [[]], and [[]], and [[]]See also:

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