Prior to the construction of the powerful Hoover Dam at the mouth of the river, severe floods with floods, followed by a long period of shallowing, hampered the agricultural use of the territory. Now the river flow is regulated, many sites have received a modern irrigation network. High-grade cotton and citrus trees are most often cultivated on irrigated lands. The region of the Pacific Mountains and valleys encompasses the powerful mountain systems of the Cascade Mountains and the Sierra Nevada range, bordering the Colombian Plateau and the Great Basin from the west, coastal mountains called the Coastal Cordillera, and deep valleys located between the ranges. The Cascade Mountains and the Sierra Nevada range extending southward are different in geological structure and terrain. The ancient crystalline rocks composing these rock formations in the Cascade Mountains are overlain by volcanic deposits smoothing their surface. The eastern slopes of the mountains slope gently towards the Columbia Plateau and the Great Basin, but drop off steeply to the west, towards the Puget Sound Bay of the Willamette Valley. Many peaks have recently been active volcanoes. Fumaroles and geysers are located on the slopes. There are deposits of coal and partly gold in the foothills, but the mountainous territories are poor in minerals. The high monolithic Sierra Nevada range, unlike the Cascade Mountains, was not covered by volcanic deposits. It drops off steeply to a Large Basin and slopes gently west to the California Valley. The peaks of the ridge exceed 4 thousand m, the passes lie at an altitude of 2.5—3 thousand m. Mount Whitney, 4418 m above sea level, is the highest point of the United States.
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