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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.
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
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) also serves as a recreational and ...
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Squirrel Mountain Valley is a census-designated place (CDP) in the southern Sierra Nevadas, in Kern County, California, United States.Squirrel Mountain Valley is located in the Lake Isabella area 5 miles (8 km) northeast of Bodfish, [6] at an elevation of 2,900 feet (883.9 m). [4]
The towns of Kernville and Isabella were inundated by the reservoir and relocated, along with several historic structures, to their current lakeside locations. The Kern River Valley is bordered by subranges of the Sierra Nevada—the Kern Plateau to the northeast, Breckenridge Mountain and Piute Mountain to the south, the Scodie Mountains to ...
Weldon is a census-designated place (CDP) in Kern County, California, United States. It sits at the southeast tip of Lake Isabella . Weldon is located 9 miles (14 km) east-southeast of Wofford Heights , [ 6 ] at an elevation of 2,654 feet (809 m). [ 4 ]
Guide sign at the east extent of South Lake. South Lake is an unincorporated community in the Kern River Valley, in Kern County, California. [1] It is located 4.5 miles (7.2 km) west-southwest of Weldon, [2] at an elevation of 2,887 feet (880 m). [1] South Lake is located along the south shore of Lake Isabella.