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GROUND WATER IN THE CENTRAL VALLEY, CALIFORNIA A3 <br /> Agriculture is the major commercial activity in the States, including Fresno (number 1), Kern (number 2), <br /> Valley, providing jobs for about 30 percent of the popu- and Kings (number 3). To support this level of agricul- <br /> lation and cash receipts to farmers of about$13 billion in tural activity in an area that is deficient in precipitation <br /> 1983. The Central Valley contains 5 of the top 10 requires a substantial amount of irrigation water. During <br /> agricultural counties(in value of crops sold)in the United the 196(Ys and 1970's, an average of 22 million acre-ft of <br /> 122' O R E G Q N 120. <br /> -�-------tis— --•�•-� <br /> EXPLANATION <br /> 7 a <br /> HYDROGRAPHIC SUBREGIONS CONSTITUTING <br /> ' I[LAxII1AT11'r ', <br /> THE CENTRAL VALLEY <br /> O NTA11wo. { _ ' i S Sacramento <br /> r 'dl� i D Delta <br /> Li s ,;N! • , Sd San Joaquin <br /> T Tulare <br /> � 4■ fed 6ic H' ,% " I AREAL EXTENT OF CENTRAL VALLEY <br /> 4❑' 1��� ) AQUIFER SYSTEM <br /> ' q�L HYDROGRAPHIC SUBREGION BOUNDARY <br /> Sutler <br /> .�` <br /> n <br /> °� f <br /> �u«.AMEN A �y <br /> !s , <br /> SAN FRANCISCO StrainILP <br /> J� N <br /> . i <br /> ti• Fresno {I <br /> , <br /> Ns <br /> � T n <br /> � .�. <br /> L <br /> s R � <br /> .t <br /> IL <br /> ,� • oif ; <br /> ke'vieltl�~ •4 11 <br /> LOS ANGELES <br /> 0 50 100 MILES <br /> L 4x <br /> ❑ 50 100 KILOMETERS 11 <br /> r $ s <br /> E x 1 G O <br /> A <br /> FIGURE 1.—Location of study area.A,Shaded relief map of California showing Central Valley drainage basins. 8,Counties <br /> and cities of the Central Valley. <br />