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River Junction

Appellation

River Junction is an appellation in the United States, covering 526 ha. It lies 14 km south of Manteca and 22 km west of Modesto.

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Key facts

Official name
River Junction viticultural area
Type
AVA (American Viticultural Area)
Protected since
2001-07-09
Area
526 ha
Extent N–S × E–W
2.77 × 3.75 km
Centre
37.6758° N, 121.2434° W
State
CA
Federal rule
27 CFR 9.164
Petitioner
Mr. Ronald W. McManis

Where it is

Nearest town
14 km south of Manteca
Nearest city
22 km west of Modesto 211,266 people
To the sea
40 km
Rivers nearby
San Joaquin (0.9 km) · Stanislaus (1 km)
Same latitude
Etna (Italy), Montilla-Moriles (Spain), Southeast Anatolia (Türkiye), Σάμος (Greece)

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

Terrain

Elevation
5–14 m
Mean elevation
8 m
Mean slope
0.8° (1 %)
Steepest tenth
above 2°
Faces
several directions, mostly east

Measured over the whole outline on 92,798 elevation cells of about 8 m (Mapterhorn terrain tiles).

Counties · 1

Legal boundary

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Sources

UC Davis Library AVA project (CC0)

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