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Lake Isabella was created in 1953 by a dam on the Kern River, forcing the town to move about 1.5 miles (2.4 km) south of the original site. [6] The Isabella post office, which had opened in 1896, operated at the new site; the name was changed to Lake Isabella in 1957. [7] The dam's reservoir also inundated the original site of Kernville.
Isabella was a town in Kern County, California. [1] It was located 4.5 miles (7.2 km) north-northeast of Bodfish , [ 2 ] at an elevation of 2516 feet (767 m). [ 1 ] The site was inundated by Lake Isabella . [ 1 ]
Lake Isabella also called Isabella Lake, [1] [2] is a reservoir in Kern County, California, United States created by the earthen Isabella Dam. At 11,000 acres (4,500 ha), it is one of the larger reservoirs in California. Lake Isabella is located about 40 miles (64 km) northeast of Bakersfield, and is the main
Isabella Dam is an embankment dam located in the Kern River Valley, about halfway down the Kern River course, between the towns of Kernville and Lake Isabella in Kern County, California. Isabella Dam serves agricultural , hydroelectric , and flood control uses. [ 2 ]
Kern Valley High School is a small high school located in Lake Isabella, California, and is one of the comprehensive high schools in the Kern High School District.The school has a staff of approximately 80 teachers and support staff, and a student population of about 500.
The Nuui Cunni Native American Intertribal Cultural Center is a 3,150 sq ft (293 m 2) cultural center and museum in Lake Isabella, California. [1] It showcases Native American artifacts and offers free admission. The center is open from 10 AM to 2 PM on Wednesdays, Fridays, and Saturdays.
The towns of Kernville and Isabella were inundated by the reservoir and relocated, along with several historic structures, to their current lakeside locations. The Kern River Valley is bordered by subranges of the Sierra Nevada—the Kern Plateau to the northeast, Breckenridge Mountain and Piute Mountain to the south, the Scodie Mountains to ...
South Lake is an unincorporated community in the Kern River Valley, in Kern County, California. [1] It is located 4.5 miles (7.2 km) west-southwest of Weldon, [2] at an elevation of 2,887 feet (880 m). [1] South Lake is located along the south shore of Lake Isabella. A CalTrans G9-2 guide sign posted along SR178 identifies the population as 160.