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A sudden shutoff of water supplies has dried up the Kern River in Bakersfield, leaving thousands of dead fish on the parched riverbed. 'It's really sad': River dries up abruptly in Bakersfield ...
The child slipped on a rock and was swept off, authorities said, warning that the Kern is "a very dangerous river." Search for child swept into Kern River near Lake Isabella crosses 48-hour mark ...
The lower Kern River flows heavily after winter and spring storms. ... Tulare County Sheriff Mike Boudreaux says the county’s rivers and creeks are especially dangerous now due to the amount of ...
The Kern River Parkway Trail is a system of hiking and biking trails that extends along the Kern River from the mouth of the canyon to Hart Park in Bakersfield, California. The trail system is part of the larger Kern River Parkway, which includes several parks, picnic areas, and green spaces along the river.
Waterways in the region remain “incredibly dangerous,” the Tulare County Sheriff’s Office said. Kayaker dies in high waters of Kern River in California, sheriff says. 4 more rescued Skip to ...
In Bakersfield, the Kern River reached its highest summer levels since 1983. [54] Over Memorial Day weekend three people drowned in the swift waters and 24 were rescued. [55] In Yosemite National Park, the Merced River also hit dangerously high levels. On June 5, a man was swept away in the river; rangers were unable to recover his body. [56]
Kern County deputy sheriffs and search and rescue workers retrieve a dead body from the Keyesville South area of the Kern River, in Lake Isabella, Calif., on July 1, 2017.
Water from Lake Isabella can be used in any of three ways. It is released into the Lower Kern River from the main dam, through the hydroelectric project in the main dam, or through the hydroelectric project in the auxiliary dam. The design capacity of the release channel (the Lower Kern River) is over 8,000 cubic feet per second (230 m 3 /s).