American River

The American River is a 30-mile-long river in that runs from the Sierra Nevada mountain range to its confluence with the in downtown Sacramento.
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  • Stream
  • Description: river in California, United States
  • Also known as
    “American Fork”
    “Wild River”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Sacramento Valley Station and 7th & Richards/Township 9 station.
Railway station
is an Amtrak railway station…
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Railway station
7th & Richards/Township 9 station is a SacRT light…

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Sacramento and West Sacramento.
is the state capital of in the .
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is a city of 54,000 people in in the of .
Hamlet
is a neighborhood in the city of , around the Natomas Basin. is situated 2 miles northeast of American River.
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Latitude
38.5974° or 38° 35′ 51″ north
Longitude
-121.50801° or 121° 30′ 29″ west
Open location code
84CWHFWR+XQ
Geo­Names ID
Wiki­data ID

Satellite Map

Discover this place from above in high-definition satellite imagery.

In Other Languages

From Armenian to Welsh—“American River” goes by many names.
Ամերիկյան գետArmenian
Ríu AmericanAsturian
Амерыкан-РыверBelarusian
Амерыкан-Рывер (прыток Сакрамента)Belarusian
Riu AmericanCatalan
American RiverCebuano
亞美利加河Chinese
美利坚河Chinese
美利堅河Chinese
美国河Chinese
美國河Chinese
Американ-РиверChuvash
AmericanCzech
American RiverDutch
Amerika RiveroEsperanto
AmericanEstonian
American RiverEstonian
AmericanjokiFinnish
נהר אמריקןHebrew
Abhainn MeiriceánachIrish
Abhainn MheiriceáIrish
Abhainn MheiriceánachIrish
An Abhainn MheiriceánachIrish
AmericanItalian
American RiverItalian
アメリカン川Japanese
아메리칸 강Korean
അമേരിക്കൻ നദിMalayalam
ამერიკან-რივერიMingrelian
American RiverNorwegian Bokmål
رود امریکنPersian
AmericanPolish
Америка (река)Russian
Американ-РиверRussian
Американ-Ривер (приток Сакраменто)Russian
Американ-Ривер (река)Russian
AmericanSerbo-Croatian
American (rijeka)Serbo-Croatian
American RiverSlovenian
American NehriTurkish
دریائے امیریکنUrdu
AmericanVenetian
Afon AmericanWelsh

Localities in the Area

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Tiscornia Park and Jibboom Street Bridge.
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