The Pit River is a tributary of the Sacramento River, approximately 110 mi (176 km) long, in northeastern California in the United States. The longest tributary of the Sacramento, it drains an area sparsely-populated volcanic highlands area, passing through the south end of the Cascade Range in a spectacular canyon northeast of Redding. A spring at the Sacramento River headwater The Sacramento River is the longest river in the state of California. ... State nickname: The Golden State Other U.S. States Capital Sacramento Largest city Los Angeles Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger Official languages English Area 410,000 km² (3rd)  - Land 404,298 km²  - Water 20,047 km² (4. ... A volcano is a geological landform (usually a mountain) where magma (rock of the earths interior made molten or liquid by high pressure and temperature) erupts through the surface of the planet. ... Mount Adams in Washington state The Cascade Range is a mountainous region famous for its chain of tall volcanos called the High Cascades that run north-south along the west coast of North America from British Columbia to the Shasta Cascade area of northern California. ... Redding from space, April 1994 Redding is the county seat of Shasta County, California, USA, located on the Sacramento River and on Interstate 5 south of Lake Shasta. ...

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It rises in several forks in Modoc County in the northeastern corner of California, west of the Warner Mountains. The South Fork (40 mi/64 km long) is formed from the confluence of several creeks in the Jess Valley 10 mi (16 km) northeats of Madeline and flows west through a narrow canyon, then generally through a broad ranching valley, where its waters are diverted for irrigation in an extensive system of canals. The North Fork (20 mi/32 km) is formed by the confluence of several creeks 5 mi (8 km) south of Goose Lake. It flows generally SSW, joining the South Fork from the north at Alturas. Modoc County is a county located in Californias far northeast corner, bounded by Oregon to the north and Nevada to the east. ... Warner Mountains The Warner Mountains are a short mountain range in northeastern California and extending into south central Oregon in the United States. ... Goose Lake can refer to: Goose Lake in Alaska in the United States. ... Alturas is the county seat of Modoc County, California. ...

The combined river flows WSW in a winding course across Modoc County, past Canby and through the Modoc National Forest in a narrow gorge. It turns south to flow into northern Lassen County, past Bieber to emerge into the Big Valley, a ranching region. North of Little Valley it runs east into northeastern Shasta County, passing through the Cascades in a serpentine narrow canyon in the Shasta National Forest. It flows past Fall River Mills and joins the Sacramento as the eastern arm of the Shasta Lake reservoir, approximately 15 mi (24 km) north of Redding. The lower 15 mi (24 km) of the river now forms part of Lake Shasta, which is formed by Shasta Dam on the Sacramento downstream from the original confluence. Canby is a town in California with a population of 413 people. ... Lassen County is a county located in northeastern California. ... Bieber is a town located in Lassen County, in California. ... Shasta County is a county located in northern California, in the Cascade Mountains. ... Fall River Mills is a census-designated place located in Shasta County, California. ... Shasta Lake or Lake Shasta is a large man-made reservoir created by the Shasta Dam in California, USA. Ten miles north of Redding, it is a popular area for boating, water-skiing and camping. ... Shasta dam with Shasta Lake behind it and Mt. ...

At the end of the last ice age the Pit provided the drainage for Goose Lake. In the late 19th century the area of the river was the setting for the Modoc War. The river is a popular destination for fly fishing in its lower reaches in the Cascades. Variations in CO2, temperature and dust from the Vostok ice core over the last 400 000 years For the animated movie, see Ice Age (movie). ... Alternative meaning: Nineteenth Century (periodical) (18th century — 19th century — 20th century — more centuries) As a means of recording the passage of time, the 19th century was that century which lasted from 1801-1900 in the sense of the Gregorian calendar. ... The Modoc War, also known as the Lava Beds War, was an armed conflict between the Native American Modoc tribe and the United States Army in southern Oregon and northern California from 1872 - 1873. ... Fly fishing is an ancient and distinct angling method, developed primarily for salmonids (trout and salmon, mostly) and now extended to other species such as pike, bass, and carp, as well as a wide range of marine species. ...