The rivers of the Central Valley run out to sea through a canyon that will become the Golden Gate. During the Quaternary glaciation beginning 2.58 million years ago, the basin that will be filled by the bay is a large linear valley with small hills, similar to most of the valleys of the Coast Ranges.
Prehistory San Andreas Fault San Andreas Fault in the Bay Area Mission San Jose (Ohlone) people This is a timeline of the San Francisco Bay Area in California, events in the nine counties that border on the San Francisco Bay, and the bay itself.Īn identical list of events, formatted differently, may be found here. ( Learn how and when to remove this template message) This article may need to be rewritten to comply with Wikipedia's quality standards.
