While conducting biological surveys along the Kern River in Bakersfield, they have seen water retreat into stagnant pools and then vanish, leaving stretches of bare sand and cracked mud.

Southern California Edison is conducting the study as part of its relicensing application for its Kern River No. 3 (KR3) power plant near Kernville. Its current license expires in 2026.

He said fish in the Kern River have received nothing in the past century. Instead, Bakersfield or water agencies have divided the water among themselves. McKinnon argued the lower court properly ...

"I feel like a lot of people down in Bakersfield just tend to look to the coast for vacations more than they do just right here in the backyard," Moore said. "The Kern River is known worldwide as ...

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KERO) — The city of Bakersfield reduced flows to the Kern River on Sept ... meaning the city must abide by their current contracts with the agriculture districts.

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KERO) — “Lack of water in the river starves such factors in fish and groundwater replenishment," said Stephen Montgomery, a member of the Sierra Club Kern chapter.

Environmental activists in Bakersfield have won an initial victory in their legal fight to keep water flowing in the Kern River, which for many years was reduced to a dry, sandy riverbed.

Upper Kern River boaters are asking ... Failing to maintain flow data on the river, as required, for the first eight years ...

The Kern River flows past Bakersfield and is at the center of ... Teglia cautioned it is too early to determine if the current lawsuit will lead to any legal precedent that allows courts to ...

the Kern River above Isabella Lake is running full and local businesses can take you for as much or as little adventure as you can handle. "Forty-five minutes from (Bakersfield) is a world-class ...