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| The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001-07. |
| Salinas, river, United States |
| river, c.150 mi (240 km) long, rising in the Santa Lucia Mts., S Calif., and flowing (partly underground) past King City, Paso Robles, and Salinas, NW to Monterey Bay. The irrigated valley is highly productive and is one of the chief lettuce-producing regions in the United States. |
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