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Designated. November 24, 1987. The Kern River, previously Río de San Felipe, later La Porciúncula, is an Endangered, Wild and Scenic river in the U.S. state of California, approximately 165 miles (270 km) long. It drains an area of the southern Sierra Nevada mountains northeast of Bakersfield.
2,382 ft (726 m) Miracle Hot Springs (formerly, Hobo Hot Springs; also known as Compressor Hot Springs and Clear Creek Hot Springs) [2][3] is an unincorporated community in the Kern River Valley, in Kern County, California. [1] It is located along the Kern River in the Sequoia National Forest 10 miles (16 km) west of Lake Isabella, California ...
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 upper South Fork flows through a series of ...
135 ft (41 m) [1] 1 Shore length is not a well-defined measure. Camanche Reservoir is an artificial lake in the San Joaquin Valley in California in the United States, at the juncture of Amador, Calaveras, and San Joaquin counties. Its waters are impounded by Camanche Dam, which was completed in 1963.
13,100 cu ft/s (370 m 3 /s) The Little Kern River is a 24.4-mile-long (39.3 km) [2] major tributary of the upper Kern River in the Sequoia National Forest, in the southern Sierra Nevada, California. It is one of three streams, along with Volcano Creek and Golden Trout Creek, that harbor beautiful golden trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss aguabonita).
It goes through a rock canyon that contains "teacups," or pools, before ending along the Kern River. Read more: Three friends drown in Sierra Nevada whirlpool while trying to save one another
The main group of springs is located about 100 yd (91 m) from the river. [12] According to a U.S. government geologist in 1915, "At Democrat Springs, which are 5 miles below Delonegha Springs, hot water issues on the southwest side of Kern River, within 150 feet of its edge, but 50 or 75 feet above its surface.
Operated by. Kern County Department of Parks and Recreation. Status. Open all year. Hart Memorial Park (commonly called Hart Park) is a large public park in Kern County, California. It is located just north of Bakersfield (specifically the Northeast region). The park is 370 acres (150 ha), and contains two lakes and three canals.