- a port in and the capital of California, in the central part, on the Sacramento River.
- a river flowing S from N California to San Francisco Bay. 382 miles (615 km) long.
- an inland port in N central California, capital of the state at the confluence of the American and Sacramento Rivers: became a boom town in the gold rush of the 1850s. Pop: 445 335 (2003 est)
- a river in N California, flowing generally south to San Francisco Bay. Length: 615 km (382 miles)
