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... Valley's only outlet . Development of ranching and agriculture in the valley progressed rapidly after the Cali- fornia Gold Rush in 1849. Because of the irrigation made possible by numerous dams Irrigated farmland in Central Valley ...
... Valley's only outlet . Development of ranching and agriculture in the valley progressed rapidly after the Cali- fornia Gold Rush in 1849. Because of the irrigation made possible by numerous dams Irrigated farmland in Central Valley ...
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... Valley , district , Mid Glamorgan county , southern Wales . It was created in 1974 , covers an area of 70 square miles ( 181 square km ) , and encompasses the entire Cynon River valley from the town of Aber- cynon in the south to the ...
... Valley , district , Mid Glamorgan county , southern Wales . It was created in 1974 , covers an area of 70 square miles ( 181 square km ) , and encompasses the entire Cynon River valley from the town of Aber- cynon in the south to the ...
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... valley from desert areas to the east , but most of its flow is underground . Salt Creek , draining the north- ern arm of the valley , also has only short stretches of perennial surface flow . At times in the past much more water reached ...
... valley from desert areas to the east , but most of its flow is underground . Salt Creek , draining the north- ern arm of the valley , also has only short stretches of perennial surface flow . At times in the past much more water reached ...
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