Talk:Central Valley (California)
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[edit] Name
Shouldn't this article be named California Central Valley. That s what it is called in the worldwide literature and thats what predominates in the incoming links. It's also less cumbersome than the parens form. Anlace 06:02, 3 February 2007 (UTC)
No, it should not. The residents of the valley call it "the Valley" or "the Central Valley", not "California Central Valley". If they need to put it in a larger context, they call it "the Central Valley of California". -- Jasper 05:54, 12 April 2007 (UTC)
[edit] Crime
You should also state the gang violence in the central valley. Some people are concerned.
[edit] Coordinates
Who determined the coordinates for this page? The coordinates listed are not even in the valley, they are in the Livermore Hills. For a broad geographic area as this, they should not be listed unless they are given in a range. Tuyvan 14:39, 13 April 2007 (UTC)
- Tuyvan - No problemo. I just came into this article today, these coordinates are GHASTLY! (I live in the valley, why would someone give coords for Fairchild Gulch!?) I will fix these in un momentito....if measuring from Bakersfield to Redding (roughly each end of the entire valley), and moving center between the Coastals and the Sierra Nevadas, the center of the valley would lie near Modesto. I'll go ahead and list those coordinates for now, until we can figure out the range... Edit Centric 19:41, 4 December 2007 (UTC)
[edit] A typical Central Valley scene at ground level
Who decided this is a typical scene? Perhaps it should be defined as that of an orange orchard. People who aren't familar with the area may assume the entire valley is nothing more then country roads. Stormwysper 17:43, 18 April 2007 (UTC)
Um Storm, evidently you don't live in the valley. I assure you, it is a VERY typical scene in this valley. The cities only make up a small area of the larger piece, it is mostly agricultural land, farms, grapes, cotton, almonds, figs, etc. Look at it from the air sometime. Same deal. Drive outside of the city limits of ANY SJV city. Same deal. Trust me, I've lived in this valley for more than 35 years, that picture is pretty accurate. Edit Centric 19:47, 4 December 2007 (UTC)
- I've lived here almost as long, and I would somewhat disagree that it's completely typical. The various towns and cities that dot the landscape are also typical. It might be better described as a typical country scene. The Central Valley is heavily agricultural, but not exclusively so. Sχeptomaniacχαιρετε 20:51, 4 December 2007 (UTC)
[edit] Local Wind Patterns?
Can anyone tell me what the local wind patterns are like for this area? I am doing a project, but also I think that it would be important to add in this artical. Thank you. Hack3r —Preceding unsigned comment added by 204.102.4.178 (talk) 18:51, 16 April 2008 (UTC)
[edit] Where'd they go?
The omission of the Klamath Mountains is probably a bit of a shock to California geomorphologists and geologists, but it will be welcomed by beginning California geology students. The Coast Ranges are bad enough without having to figure out that thing about the Sierra Nevada--making them all one is nice, but it should say bounded by the Sierra Nevada on the east and north, I suppose.
Bounded by the Cascade Range to the north, the Sierra Nevada to the east, the Tehachapi Mountains to the south, and the Coast Ranges and San Francisco Bay to the west, the valley is a vast agricultural region drained by the Sacramento and San Joaquin rivers.
I'd ask for a fact check or something, but I'd be banned by the community for questioning a fact. Still, that's quite a lot of mountain to do away with in a Wikipedia article. --Blechnic (talk) 05:07, 26 May 2008 (UTC)
