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San Joaquin

American  
[san wo-keen] / ˌsæn wɒˈkin /

noun

  1. a river in California, flowing NW from the Sierra Nevada Mountains to the Sacramento River. 350 miles (560 km) long.


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The moisture will be confined to the Sierra and the Owens Valley side of the range and is not expected to reach the San Joaquin Valley, which is likely to see triple-digit heat, he said.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 9, 2026

Officials from the San Joaquin County Fire Authority called the building a total loss.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 12, 2026

Local authorities, “along with officers from the San Joaquin County Sheriff’s Office and California Highway Patrol, worked to evacuate the building,” Heefner said.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 12, 2026

In the San Joaquin Valley, meteorologists are urging people to walk their dogs before dawn or after dusk, and to avoid walking them on asphalt.

From Los Angeles Times May 8, 2026

All summer They have lived On candies and plums, Bunches of grapes From their tw In the San Joaquin Valley.

From "Neighborhood Odes" by Gary Soto

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