Rice Valley, Riverside Co., California, USA
Latitude & Longitude (WGS84): | 33° 57' 41'' North , 114° 43' 24'' West |
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Latitude & Longitude (decimal): | 33.96141,-114.72358 |
Köppen climate type: | BWh : Hot deserts climate |
A valley located between the Riverside Mountains on the E, the Turtle Mountains on the N, the Arica and the Little Maria Mountains on the W and the Big Maria Mountains on the S. Highway 62 traverses the northern portion of the valley from E to W.
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Quaternary 0 - 2.588 Ma ID: 3010733 | Quaternary sand deposits, unit 2 (inland) Age: Pleistocene (0 - 2.588 Ma) Description: Extensive marine and nonmarine sand deposits, generally near the coast or desert playas Comments: Sand deposits in inland areas, primarily eolian dunes but also including lacustrine sand Lithology: Major:{sand}, Incidental:{fine alluvium, coarse alluvium} Reference: Horton, J.D., C.A. San Juan, and D.B. Stoeser. The State Geologic Map Compilation (SGMC) geodatabase of the conterminous United States. doi: 10.3133/ds1052. U.S. Geological Survey Data Series 1052. [133] |
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Localities in this Region
- California
- Riverside Co.
- Rice Valley
- Riverside Co.