Mythical history of Sacramento River headwaters at Mount Shasta
The mighty Sacramento River is a 447-mile-long waterway, accumulating snow melt and rain runoff from 19 different counties in Northern California. It hydrates thirsty farmlands and provides drinking water to millions of people from San Francisco to Redding. On average, the river is around 70 feet wide but at its headwaters, the Sacramento River is not much more than a trickle of water spewing out of a hole in the side of Mount Shasta. … Scientists estimate that it takes 50 years for snow melt on Mount Shasta to filter through billions of tiny cracks before it flows out to the headwaters …