California is a state located on the West Coast of the United States, along the
Pacific Ocean. California is the third largest U.S. state by land area; it contains a diverse
geography, which ranges from the sandy and rocky beaches of the Pacific coast, to the rugged
snow-capped Sierra Nevada mountains in the east, to desert areas in the southeast and the
forests of the northwest.the two most prominent rivers within California are the Sacramento
River and the San Joaquin River, which drain the Central Valley and flow to the Pacific Ocean
through San Francisco Bay.