American River
United States / Sacramento, California
Location ID: #1735
Broad, quiet river with vegetation to edge. Bridges, sandy beach, rock outcroppings, wetlands, and some whitewater. Meandering and navigable, the river has a wilderness, commercial, agricultural, and residential shoreline. Vegetation include meadows, woodlands, grass/rice, grasslands. 30-mile-long (50-kilometer) river in California that runs from the Sierra Nevada mountain range to its confluence with the Sacramento River in downtown Sacramento. Known for white water rafting adventures.
Location Category:
- CITIES, TOWNS & PUBLIC SPACES - *;
- CITIES, TOWNS & PUBLIC SPACES - Historic Districts;
- NATURAL LANDSCAPES / PARKS - *;
- NATURAL LANDSCAPES / PARKS - Open Terrain / Scenic Vistas;
- WATER & COASTAL AREAS - *;
- WATER & COASTAL AREAS - Rivers / Rapids