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1336:Placerville
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1161:Victorville
1151:Santa Clara
1136:Simi Valley
981:Chula Vista
956:Bakersfield
916:Los Angeles
823:Santa Clara
803:San Joaquin
703:Los Angeles
489:Present day
474:Development
454:Engineering
399:Californios
342:Before 1900
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276:121°53′24″W
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1396:Categories
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1301:Susanville
1256:San Rafael
1251:Santa Cruz
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941:Sacramento
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783:San Benito
778:Sacramento
459:Water wars
441:Since 1900
355:Precontact
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117:References
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