California Education Standards
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California Water Science Center dc_ca@usgs.gov Placer Hall
6000 J Street
Sacramento, CA 95819-6129
Phone: (916) 278-3000
Fax: (916) 278-3070
Office hours: 7:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Pacific Time
USGS Western Region Offices
Menlo Park Campus, Bldg. 3
345 Middlefield Road
Menlo Park, CA 94025
Phone: (650) 853-8300
Office Hours: 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Pacific Time
Western Ecological Research Center
3020 State University Drive East
Modoc Hall, Room 3006
Sacramento, California 95819
Phone: (916) 278-9485
Fax: (916) 278-9475
National Spatial Data Infrastructure Partnership Office (Liason for: CA)
U.S. Geological Survey
California Mapping Partnership Office
3020 State University Drive East, Suite 4003
Sacramento, CA 95819
Phone: (916) 278-9510
Statistics and information on the worldwide supply of, demand for, and flow of minerals and materials essential to the U.S. economy, national security, and protection of the environment
Timely information essential to understanding the Nation’s water resources
California State Facts
Locations on image are approximate
Capital: Sacramento() Land Area: 155,959 sq. miles (source: 2003 Census) Population: 35,484,453 (source: 2003 Census estimate) Counties: 58 (source: National Association of Counties) Highest Point:
Mt. Whitney at 14,494 feet, located in the county/subdivision of Inyo-Tulare (source: U.S. Geological Survey) Lowest Point:
Death Valley at -282 feet, located in the county/subdivision of Inyo (source: U.S. Geological Survey) Geographic Center:
Located in Madera County approx. 38 miles east of Madera (source: U.S. Geological Survey)