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The South Fork Kern River is a tributary of the Kern River in the Sierra Nevada of the U.S. state of California. It is one of the southernmost rivers on the western slope of the mountains, and drains a high, relatively dry plateau country of 982 square miles (2,540 km 2 ) along the Sierra Crest.
The USGS stream gauge on the North Fork Kern River has recorded an average annual mean discharge of 806 cubic feet per second (23 m 3 /s) and a maximum daily discharge of 33,600 cu ft/s (950 m 3 /s), and the gauge on the South Fork Kern River shows an average annual mean discharge of 123 cu ft/s (3.5 m 3 /s) and a maximum daily discharge of ...
In 1978, the Golden Trout Wilderness was established within Inyo National Forest and Sequoia National Forest, protecting the upper watersheds of the Kern River and South Fork Kern River. It also resulted in the closure of the Tunnel Air Camp airstrip and air charters operations for sport fishermen in the region.
Bonnie Compton, who has lived along the Kern River for about 10 years, says she is upset that the water has been cut off and the river is drying up, leaving dead fish. "We want the water back ...
It starts near 12,900-foot (3,900 m) Cirque Peak and Siberian Pass as the confluence of several small streams in Big Whitney Meadow and flows south, turning west at the confluence of the South Fork. From there, it flows through the Golden Trout Creek Volcanic Field [ 1 ] at Little Whitney Meadow and joins the Kern River in Kern Canyon , about ...
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The South Fork Kern River is the heart of the preserve and the South Fork Valley. The river begins at elevation 10,400 feet (3,200 m) in the Inyo National Forest at Mulkey Meadows, named after Cyrus Mulkey, sheriff of Inyo County, California from 1871 to 1874. [15] The river flows down the South Fork Valley, through the Audubon Kern River ...
The South Fork Kings River is a 44.1-mile (71.0 km) [2] tributary of the Kings River in the Sierra Nevada of Fresno County, California.The river forms part of Kings Canyon, the namesake of Kings Canyon National Park and one of the deepest canyons in North America with a maximum relief of 8,200 feet (2,500 m) from rim to river.