Kern River

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The Kern River is a major river in California’s southern Sierra Nevada that flows through Kern County, known for its whitewater recreation, hydroelectric projects, and role in supplying water to the southern San Joaquin Valley.

All labels observed (5)

Label Occurrences
Kern River canonical 48
Kern River watershed 2
Lower Kern River 2

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (40)

Predicate Object
instanceOf river ⓘ
basinArea approximately 2,300 square miles ⓘ
basinCountry United States ⓘ
country United States ⓘ
county Kern County, California ⓘ
linked to: Kern County
crosses Sierra Nevada ⓘ
drainageBasin Kern River watershed ⓘ
flowsThrough City of Bakersfield ⓘ
linked to: Bakersfield

Kern Canyon ⓘ
linked to: Kern River Canyon

Lake Isabella ⓘ
hasDam Isabella Dam ⓘ
hasHydroelectricProject Kern River No. 1 Hydroelectric Project ⓘ
Kern River No. 3 Hydroelectric Project ⓘ
hasMajorTributary Little Kern River ⓘ
South Fork Kern River ⓘ
hasReservoir Lake Isabella ⓘ
historicalName Rio de San Felipe (Spanish, historical) ⓘ
knownFor dangerous currents and drowning incidents ⓘ
hydroelectric power generation ⓘ
irrigation supply for agriculture ⓘ
kayaking ⓘ
rafting ⓘ
whitewater recreation ⓘ
length approximately 165 miles ⓘ
locatedIn Kern County, California ⓘ
linked to: Kern County

Southern Sierra Nevada ⓘ
managesWaterBy Kern River Watermaster system ⓘ
mouth Tulare Lakebed region ⓘ
linked to: Tulare Basin
passesNear Sequoia National Forest ⓘ
passesThrough Kern River Canyon ⓘ
region Southern San Joaquin Valley ⓘ
linked to: San Joaquin Valley
sourceLocation near Mount Whitney ⓘ
sourceRegion Sierra Nevada ⓘ
state California ⓘ
tributaryOf Tulare Lake basin (endorheic) historically ⓘ
linked to: Tulare Basin
usedFor agricultural irrigation ⓘ
hydroelectric power ⓘ
municipal water supply ⓘ
recreation ⓘ
watercourse flows generally south and west from the Sierra Nevada into the southern San Joaquin Valley ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (55)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Kern County → containsRiver → Kern River ⓘ
Great Western Divide → drainage → Kern River ⓘ
Tulare Basin → receivesInflowFrom → Kern River ⓘ
Bakersfield → locatedOnRiver → Kern River ⓘ
Bakersfield → hasMajorRiverNearby → Kern River ⓘ
Sherman Pass → nearbyFeature → Kern River ⓘ
Friant-Kern Canal → endPoint → Kern River channel vicinity ⓘ
linked to: Kern River
Kern River Canyon → river → Kern River ⓘ
Kern River Canyon → formedBy → Kern River ⓘ
Kern River Canyon → partOf → Kern River watershed ⓘ
linked to: Kern River
Southern Sierra Nevada → drainage → Kern River ⓘ
Oildale → near → Kern River ⓘ
Oildale → locatedNorthOf → Kern River ⓘ
Kern River Oil Field → nearRiver → Kern River ⓘ
Tulare Lake → inflow → Kern River ⓘ
Colby Pass → accessedFrom → Kern River ⓘ
Lake Isabella → locatedOnRiver → Kern River ⓘ
Wallace Creek → isNear → Kern River watershed ⓘ
linked to: Kern River
Onyx, California → locatedNear → Kern River ⓘ
Kern River Valley → traversedBy → Kern River ⓘ
Kern River Valley → hasPopularArea → Upper Kern River ⓘ
linked to: Kern River
Kern River Valley → hasPopularArea → Lower Kern River ⓘ
linked to: Kern River
Tübatulabal → associatedRiver → Kern River ⓘ
Lake Isabella area → traversedBy → Kern River ⓘ
South Fork Kern River → hasMouth → Kern River ⓘ
Kern River Formation → namedAfter → Kern River ⓘ
Wofford Heights → locatedNear → Kern River ⓘ
Kernville → locatedOn → Kern River ⓘ
Kernville → hasRiver → Kern River ⓘ
SR 178 → crossesRiver → Kern River ⓘ
CA 178 → crossesRiver → Kern River ⓘ
Isabella Lake → riverDamned → Kern River ⓘ
Isabella Lake → watercourse → Kern River ⓘ
Isabella Lake → inflow → Kern River ⓘ
Isabella Lake → outflow → Kern River ⓘ
Weldon, California → locatedNear → Kern River ⓘ
subject linked to: Weldon
Lake Isabella Recreation Area → hasBodyOfWater → Kern River ⓘ
subject linked to: Lake Isabella recreation area