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Dos Rios

Appellation

Dos Rios is an appellation in the United States, covering 6,492 ha. It lies 49 km north-east of Fort Bragg.

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Key facts

Official name
Dos Rios viticultural area
Type
AVA (American Viticultural Area)
Protected since
2005-11-14
Area
6,492 ha
Extent N–S × E–W
14.67 × 13.34 km
Centre
39.7373° N, 123.3699° W
State
CA
Federal rule
27 CFR 9.175
Petitioner
Ralph Jens Carter of Sonoma, California

Where it is

Nearest town
49 km north-east of Fort Bragg
Nearest city
155 km north of Santa Rosa 178,127 people
To the sea
37 km
Rivers nearby
Eel (1.8 km)
Same latitude
Thrace-Marmara (Türkiye), Vayots Dzor (Armenia), Campo de La Guardia (Spain), Ζίτσα (Greece), Encostas d’Aire (Portugal)

Distances from the centre of the place. Towns: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). Sea, rivers and lakes: Natural Earth.

Terrain

Elevation
238–838 m
Mean elevation
449 m
Mean slope
20.5° (37 %)
Steepest tenth
above 32°
Faces
several directions, mostly north-east

Measured over the whole outline on 76,426 elevation cells of about 29 m (Mapterhorn terrain tiles).

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Legal boundary

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Sources

UC Davis Library AVA project (CC0)

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