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CHAPTER 1, LESSON 2
Californias Water
California has rivers, lakes, and ocean bays. People use fresh
water for drinking, farming, and fishing. In salt water, people
enjoy swimming, surfing, and boating. High in the Sierra
Nevada are two lakes partly created by volcanoes. Lake
Tahoe is a freshwater lake, but Mono Lake is very salty.
The Colorado River, along the southeastern border of
California, is used for farming. The two largest rivers in the
state are the Sacramento River and San Joaquin River. They
meet and flow into a delta that empties into San Francisco
Bay.
Californias long coast has hundreds of bays. Some bays
have deep harbors for ships. The Port of Los Angeles, in San
Pedro harbor, is one of the worlds busiest ports.
Californians have worked hard to protect their
environment. This is called conservation. People depend on
the environment for important things such as food and
drinking water.