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After years of drought, the Kern River thunders through Bakersfield once more

The city's assistant director of water resources says Bakersfield's lakes are already full and the groundwater basins are recharging after years of operating at an extreme deficit. BAKERSFIELD, Calif.

Flood Watch, Winter Storm Warning in effect as storm set to bring rain into Kern River Valley, parts of eastern Kern County

The National Weather Service in Hanford has issued a flood watch and a winter storm warning for parts of Kern County ...
The Bakersfield Californian

LOIS HENRY: High water in the Kern River brings new legal issues as local group seeks to keep water in the riverbed

A local group that’s suing the city of Bakersfield for how it manages the Kern River is seeking a court order that would force the city to keep water in the normally dry riverbed as this year’s ...
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Bring Back the Kern held a march in support of the restoration of the Kern River

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KERO) — Community members of Kern County walk the dry riverbed in protest for the water restoration in the Kern River. The river was shut down in August of 2024, affecting ...
The Bakersfield Californian

LOIS HENRY: Kern River legal wrangling raises questions about how — or whether — the river can serve the needs of people, fish and ag

Kern County Superior Court Judge Gregory Pulskamp came back several times on Friday to what he saw as a “major issue” in the dispute over keeping water in the Kern River — its plumbing. The plaintiffs ...
Los Angeles Times

Hydropower saps flows from the mighty Kern River. Rafters want their whitewater back.

The diversion of water for a Southern California Edison hydroelectric plant reduces the flow of the Kern River for nearly 16 miles. A group of boaters protested by carrying a raft along this ...