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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
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 ]
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 is located along the Kern River in the Sequoia National Forest 10 miles (16 km) west of Lake Isabella, California, [3] at an elevation of 2,382 feet (726 m). [ 1 ] The earliest known name for this hot spring was Compressor, named after a turbine built by an indigenous miner.
Aug. 23—It's not easy to find a silver lining when drought causes the water level in Isabella Lake to drop to where it is now — about 8 percent of its capacity. But some local residents ...
The Upper Kern River is paralleled by trails to within a half-mile of its source (which lies at 13,600 feet (4,100 m)). Even with the presence of Lake Isabella, the river is perennial down to the lower Tulare Basin. Its swift flow at low elevation makes the river below the reservoir a popular location for rafting.
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