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Lake Isabella (formerly, Isabella) [4] is a census-designated place (CDP) in the southern Sierra Nevada, in Kern County, California, United States. It is named after the Lake Isabella reservoir and located at its southwestern edge, 6 miles (9.7 km) south of Wofford Heights in the Kern River Valley. The town of Lake Isabella is located 35 miles ...
568,000 acre-feet (701,000 dam 3) Surface elevation. 2,500 ft (760 m) 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 ...
22,610,000 KWh (2001–2012) [1] 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] Lake Isabella (the reservoir created by the dam ...
The Kern River Valley has a thriving tourism and outdoor recreation industry centered around its lake, rivers, and mountains. Camping, hunting and fishing are popular activities, as are white water rafting, boating, and other water sports. During wintertime, snow sports are possible in the surrounding Sierra Nevada mountains.
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. (Marcus Yam/Los Angeles ...
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. It aims to raise awareness of the Natives who have lived ...
kerncounty.com. Kern County is a county located in the U.S. state of California. As of the 2020 census, the population was 909,235. [8] Its county seat is Bakersfield. [10] Kern County comprises the Bakersfield, California, Metropolitan statistical area. The county spans the southern end of the Central Valley.
The Audubon Kern River Preserve is a riparian nature reserve owned by the National Audubon Society in the US state of California, near Weldon in Kern County. The preserve is located in one of the largest contiguous riparian forests remaining in the state. [2] The 3,000-acre (12 km 2) [3] preserve provides habitat for rare and Audubon's ...