The map project comes as the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is increasing the outflow of the Lake Isabella Dam. On May 17, the outflow of the river is roughly 7,200 cubic feet per second.

Water no longer flows through the Kern River at Beach Park in Bakersfield, where people have pressed the California Department of Water Resources board to bring it back.

Update: Both missing men were found dead in the Kern River.Carlos Roberto Velazquez Castanon, 31, of Van Nuys, who disappeared near Lake Ming, was found on Aug. 9. Eddin Estuardo Barillas, 32, of ...

Conservation groups sued to try to prevent the Kern River from running dry in Bakersfield. A judge ordered the city to ensure water remains in the river.

Water is again running in the Kern River through Bakersfield, four months after it suddenly went dry at the end of August, 2024, leading to a massive fish die off. But it will only last through ...

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 recreational use and wildlife.

Map: People drowned or swept away in California rivers, spring and summer 2023 ... Jevon Rubio, 21, of Long Beach, was reported missing in the Kern River at Rivernook Campground, near Kernville.

Others continued to play in the water, most of them without life vests — a bold thing to do, since this river is nicknamed "the Killer Kern." It's unfortunately an appropriate moniker. According to ...