Brothers Don, left, and Gary Barton, right, say increased water releases in the Stanislaus River will flood their ranch and kill scores of walnut trees in Ripon in Calif., Friday, July 27, 2018.

By John Holland jholland@modbee.com October 17, 2016 5:37 PM The Stanislaus River near Prestwick and River Cove drives in Oakdale, Calif. Joan Barnett Lee jlee@modbee.com ...

Finally, check out the Stanislaus River, and its historic Knights Ferry Covered Bridge. The town was founded when gold was discovered; in 1849, Dr. William Knight established a ferry.

Emergency curtailments on water in the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta watersheds, approved Tuesday by the State Water Board and pending further approval, are reverberating upstream in the Stanislaus ...