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The San Joaquin River (/ ˌ s æ n hw ɑː ˈ k iː n / ⓘ SAN whah-KEEN; Spanish: Río San Joaquín [ˈri.o saŋ xoaˈkin]) is the longest river of Central California.The 366-mile (589 km) long river starts in the high Sierra Nevada and flows through the rich agricultural region of the northern San Joaquin Valley before reaching Suisun Bay, San Francisco Bay, and the Pacific Ocean.
The Fresno River (Spanish for "ash tree") is a river in Central California and a major tributary of the San Joaquin River.It runs approximately 83 miles (134 km) from the Sierra Nevada Range to the San Joaquin River if measured from the source of Rainier Creek, near Raymond Mountain in Yosemite National Park.
The San Joaquin River Viaduct is a bridge built to carry California High-Speed Rail over the San Joaquin River. Most of the bridge is in the city of Fresno, California , in Fresno County , although the portion north of the center line of the river is in Madera County .
How did the San Joaquin River Conservancy procure the $15.5 million that Buhr said is available for River West Fresno? While about one-third is coming from state bonds, the majority is from the ...
Fishing guide Louis Moosios navigates his boat through a shallow channel off the San Joaquin River before entering the Milburn Pond north of Fresno on Thursday, March 14, 2024.
Friant Dam and the San Joaquin River are seen in this Bee file photograph from 2017 when a flood warning had been issued. The river is under another flood watch the weekend of Jan. 14-15, 2023 ...
Millerton was the first county seat of Fresno County. [5] [6] In 1880, the first dam on the San Joaquin River was constructed by the Upper San Joaquin Irrigation Company roughly on the present site of Friant Dam. Built of local rock, the dam was an 800-foot (240 m) long, 6-foot (1.8 m) tall structure designed to divert water for the irrigation ...
An excessive rainstorm headed to the San Joaquin Valley that could flood streams, rivers and storm drains led officials in Fresno, Madera and Tulare counties to announce evacuation warnings.