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I don't think it's very fair to call Glenn County a "near-desert". It drains a huge mountain watershed via the Sacramento River and in many places in that coun
by thrownaway2424 11y ago
I don't think it's very fair to call Glenn County a "near-desert". It drains a huge mountain watershed via the Sacramento River and in many places in that county the main hazard to agriculture is the high water table. The depth to water table in the flat part of the county is only 10-20 feet.
- thephyber 11y agoWhen I say "desert", I am talking about the technical definition, which is based off of the amount of precipitation.
- thrownaway2424 11y agoOK, does your private definition of "desert" include a county that averages 20" of rainfall per year and is regularly flooded? Growing rice in arid flood plains has been practiced for a very long time. If you think that Glenn, Butte, and Tehama counties are deserts I strongly urge you to visit them, especially in the early spring. There's just water everywhere.