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By 1852, the name Kings River was in common use. [60]: 194 Postcard of Kings River, ca. 1930–1945. After California became a U.S. state in 1850, the upper Kings River watershed was used intermittently by stockmen, prospectors and loggers, and the lower watershed was used mainly for cattle and sheep ranching.
Central California fishing report: Delta stripers are on the move. ... 2024 at 12:00 PM. A man fishes the lower Kings River at Winton Park Sunday, May 13, 2018 near Piedra, east of Fresno ...
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.
Pine Flat Dam is a concrete gravity dam on the Kings River in the Central Valley of Fresno County, California United States. Situated about 28 miles (45 km) east of Fresno, the dam is 440 feet (130 m) high and impounds Pine Flat Lake, in the foothills of the Sierra Nevada just outside the boundary of Kings Canyon National Park.
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.
This region would overflow into the San Joaquin River during flood years when Tulare Lake overflowed. Streams are listed clockwise around the Tulare Basin, starting at the Kings River: Kings River (jump to tributaries) Sand Creek; Cross Creek Mill Creek Kaweah River (jump to tributaries) Elbow Creek St. John's River (distributary of Kaweah River)
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Rodgers Crossing Dam was a major dam proposed for the Kings River in Central California. The dam would have been situated at the unincorporated community of Rodgers Crossing in Fresno County, in the foothills of the Sierra Nevada 30 miles (48 km) east of Fresno. The project was pushed during the 1960s and 1970s by the Kings River Conservation ...