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A canal carrying water from the Kings River in the San Joaquin Valley. Almost all of the Kings River's water is consumed for agriculture. The river irrigates about 1.1 million acres (4,500 km 2) [22] of some of the most productive farmland in the United States; in 2009 the Kings delta produced crops valued at more than $3 billion. [22]
Wishon Reservoir, an on-channel reservoir a couple of miles downstream on the Kings River, is the lower reservoir and main water source. During times of peak demand for electricity , when it is most expensive, water is drained from Courtright Reservoir, run through the 1,212 MW Helms Power Plant and empties into Wishon Reservoir.
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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.
The North Fork Kings River is a 40.3-mile (64.9 km) [2] tributary of the Kings River, in the U.S. state of California. The river's main stem is entirely within Fresno County , and its watershed drains about 387 square miles (1,000 km 2 ) of the southern Sierra Nevada mountain range.
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Horses stand in shade at the Harris River Ranch property, over 7,000 acres near the Kings River along Trimmer Springs Road Thursday, July 14, 2022.