Chevron pumps out some 180, 000 barrels every day from 100-year-old fields like Kern River in the San Joaquin Valley.
Border tensions with Costa Rica about the San Juan river would have to be settled.
But Globo newspaper wine critic Luciana Freu(ph) says there is something evocative of this country in the San Francisco River wines.
Flood warnings have also been issued for the San Antonio River, Medina River and Salado Creek, all of which are above flood stage.
Flood levels on the San Antonio River reached a new record at Loop 410, when water rose to 34.2 feet at 10 a.m.
This week Nicaragua joined Costa Rica in asking it to help in their long-standing squabble over the use of the San Juan river.
Another fire broke out Monday and burned three structures along a 5-mile stretch of the San Juan River in far northwestern New Mexico.
But vintner Santos says the life force of the San Francisco River that runs past his land, quenches his fields, and makes them bloom.
Regulations to protect smelt from the Sacramento-San Joaquin River Delta water pumps have created a California water shortage, which is particularly acute in the Valley.
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Arizona also claims the third-fastest road: Route 77, which follows a narrow strip of green terrain alongside the San Pedro River as it winds through the desert.
They spent a week in late May in this remote area of southern Utah, rafting the San Juan River, camping on the soft banks and hiking the tributary canyons.
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Long before Panama was lopped from Colombia for the sake of the canal, Nicaragua was first choice for a coast-to-coast waterway, via, precisely, the San Juan river and the lake.
The San Antonio River about 20 miles southeast of the city, near Elmendorf, was expected to peak at 62 feet by Sunday morning, well above the flood stage of 35 feet.
Up to 30 inches of rain fell in a two-day period, causing floods in the Guadalupe and San Antonio River basins that left more than 30 people dead, according to the Guadalupe-Blanco River Authority.
If you've got a case of the bow legs, stop by Alamo Segcity to rent the impossibly cool modern mode of transport to explore the five miles of trails along the San Antonio River.
While southern California is a dry Mediterranean climate, one the highest rain falls in North America was recorded in the San Gabriel River watershed in 1943, at staggering 26.12 inches fell in 24 hours at Hoegees Camp.
And one of the many impediments to a long-mooted scheme to use the San Juan river for a second trans- ismithian canal is that it marks the frontier between Nicaragua and Costa Rica : efforts to patrol it frequently spark tension.
He lives in the neighborhood of San Antonio, close to the river and within sight of the funeral route.
Anyone who thinks California can only produce rich Cabernet Sauvignon and Merlot should look north of San Francisco to the Anderson Valley, Russian River Valley and Carneros.
We stole down some of the San Juan's narrowest veins, where the river felt more like a flooded forest and palm fronds hung low over their reflections.
Mr. VINCENT SANTOS (Resident, San Francisco): (Through translator) The river is responsible for everything.
Born in San Francisco, Mr. Williams moved to the Russian River Valley after his father died.
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Vancouver, Canada-based precious metals mining company Wheaton River Minerals (amex: WHT - news - people ) and San Francisco-based civil engineering and design firm URS (nyse: URS - news - people ) both remained on the top buy list from two weeks ago.
In 1848 the British invaded, renamed the port of San Juan as Greytown, and made a deal with Costa Ricans for use of the river.
After public pressure and leadership from a local councilman and the corps' commander, officials at several levels of government created the Los Angeles River Pilot Recreation Zone along a lush segment that features tree-lined islands, vistas of the San Gabriel Mountains and abundant wildlife such as herons, egrets, hawks and kingfishers.
Drink in all that ole San Anton' has to offer: You're staying just half a block from the famed River Walk, and the public park is open 365 days a year.
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