Friant-Kern Canal
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The Friant-Kern Canal is a 152 mi aqueduct managed by the United States Bureau of Reclamation in Central California to convey water to augment irrigation capacity in Fresno, Tulare, and Kern counties.
Friant-Kern Canal east of Visalia near Badger and Rocky Hill
2013, California 46 Bridge over Friant-Kern Canal, Central Valley Project Irrigation System - panoramio
2013, Friant-Kern Canal, Central Valley Project Irrigation System - panoramio
Millerton Lake, Friant, California (21582117291)
San Joaquin River
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The San Joaquin River is the longest river of Central California. The 366-mile long river starts in the high Sierra Nevada and flows through the rich agricultural region of the northern San Joaquin Va
Friant-Kern Canal
…began in 1949 and was completed in 1951 at a cost of $60.8 million. The Friant-Kern Canal begins at the Friant Dam of Millerton Lake, a reservoir on the San Joaquin River north of Fresno, and flows south along the eastern edge of the San Joaquin Valley, ending at the Kern River near Bakersfield. In a typical year, it…
San Joaquin River near Vernalis
Crossings of California State Route 99 and the Union Pacific Railroad along the northern border of Fresno. The early stages of construction of California High-Speed Rail's San Joaquin River Viaduct is also visible.
The San Joaquin at Mendota Pool during the high flows of April 2006
Headwaters of the Middle Fork San Joaquin River, just downstream of Thousand Island Lake