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“It’s not a typical summer.” Record breaking heat has swept the valley in areas that normally do not see such numbers. Merced, for example, saw six record highs in a nine day period this summer.
Only the Fresno Irrigation District is contracted for CVP water, but other Kings River users can also purchase CVP water in times of need, such as droughts. [22] Summer water demand for irrigation is typically in the range of 6,000 to 7,000 cubic feet per second (170 to 200 m 3 /s).
Stay away from the rivers. But enjoy these other possible swimming locations for Memorial Day weekend.
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Fresno Slough is a distributary of the Kings River that connects the North Fork Kings River to the San Joaquin River in San Joaquin Valley, Kings County, California.. Until 1879 when irrigation diversions prevented it, Fresno Slough was also an outlet of the overflow waters of Tulare Lake into the San Joaquin River in flood years, when its level topped the 210 foot elevation.
Shaver Lake is an artificial lake on Stevenson Creek, in the Sierra National Forest of Fresno County, California.At elevation 5,500 ft (1,700 m), several smaller streams also flow into the lake, and it receives water from the tunnels of Southern California Edison's Big Creek Hydroelectric Project. [2]
In 2022, the city struggled to confront an acute water shortage. The city’s only water source is an aqueduct that is managed by the federal government. Officials estimated that the water was going to run dry before the end of 2022. [11] [12] [13] Due to statewide floods that winter, though, the prediction was no longer valid.
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