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The Kings River canyon above Pine Flat Lake. The Kings River is the largest river draining the southern Sierra Nevada. Its average annual flow of 1,791,000 acre-feet (2.209 km 3) makes it larger than the Kern, Kaweah and Tule Rivers combined. [27]
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.
Kings River, former name of Centerville, Fresno County, California; Kings River (Arkansas) in Arkansas and Missouri, United States; Kings River (California) in ...
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.
The Middle Fork Kings River is a 37.2-mile (59.9 km) [2] tributary of the Kings River in Kings Canyon National Park, California, in the southern Sierra Nevada.Draining 318 square miles (820 km 2) [2] – almost all of it wilderness – the Middle Fork is one of the largest wholly undeveloped watersheds in the state, with no dams or paved roads within its basin.
The Harris River Ranch property, over 7,000 acres near the Kings River along Trimmer Springs Road, has been proposed as a special study area and added to the Fresno County general plan.
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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.