Salinas River

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The Salinas River is a major river in central California that flows northwest through the Salinas Valley to Monterey Bay, supporting extensive agriculture along its course.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf river
associatedWith Steinbeck’s depiction of Salinas Valley
associatedWithIndustry agriculture in Salinas Valley
basinCountry United States
country United States
drainageBasin Salinas River basin
linked to: Salinas River
ecoregion California coastal sage and chaparral
California interior chaparral and woodlands
emptiesInto Monterey Bay
flowsDirection northwest
flowsThrough Salinas River National Wildlife Refuge area
Salinas Valley
hasAlternateName Rio Salinas
hasEstuary Salinas River lagoon and estuary
linked to: Salinas River
hasFloodplain Salinas Valley floodplain
hasTributary Arroyo Seco (Monterey County)
linked to: Arroyo Seco

Nacimiento River
San Antonio River (California)
San Lorenzo Creek
hasWatershed Salinas River watershed
historicallyUsedFor groundwater recharge
locatedIn California
Central California
Monterey County, California
San Luis Obispo County, California
mouthLocatedIn Monterey Bay
Pacific Ocean
mouthLocatedNear Castroville, California
Marina, California
near Fort Ord Dunes area
Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary
partOf Monterey County water system
passesNear Gonzales, California
King City, California
Salinas, California
linked to: Salinas

Soledad, California
region California Central Coast
Monterey Bay area
linked to: Monterey Bay Area
riverSystem Pacific Ocean drainage basin
sourceLocatedIn Los Padres National Forest
Santa Lucia Range
supports agriculture
row-crop agriculture
vegetable production in Salinas Valley
vineyard agriculture
usedFor irrigation
valleyNameDerivedFrom Salinas Valley

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Gabilan Range drainageTo Salinas River
Mission San Miguel Arcángel near Salinas River
Salinas nearBodyOfWater Salinas River
Monterey County, California contains Salinas River
Esselen language spokenIn upper Salinas River area
linked to: Salinas River
Salinas Valley namedAfter Salinas River
Salinas Valley traversedBy Salinas River
Soledad, California locatedOnRiver Salinas River
Shandon, California locatedIn Salinas River watershed
subject linked to: Shandon
linked to: Salinas River
Salinas River hasEstuary Salinas River lagoon and estuary
linked to: Salinas River
Salinas River drainageBasin Salinas River basin
linked to: Salinas River
San Antonio River (California) partOf Salinas River watershed
subject linked to: San Antonio River
linked to: Salinas River
San Antonio River (California) mouthOf Salinas River
subject linked to: San Antonio River
King City, California locatedOnRiver Salinas River