SOUTHLAND CALIFORNIA SUMMARIZED HISTORY, FACTS,  AND DEMOGRAPHICS 

Economic Activities

Ports and Inland Waterways

The two principal port areas in California are the combined ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach and the ports in the San Francisco Bay area. The major ports in the bay area are San Francisco, Oakland, Alameda, Richmond, and Redwood City. Other seaports in California include San Diego, which is primarily a naval base, and Crescent City and Eureka, in northern California. The lower Sacramento and San Joaquin rivers are the only major inland waterways. The farm products they used to carry to San Francisco Bay, however, are now transported mainly by truck. Nevertheless, ship and barge canals have been built into the Central Valley cities of Stockton and Sacramento. These inland seaports mainly serve California's farm and forest products industries, handling the shipment of everything from rice to lumber.

Sacramento River                                              Long Beach Port