How much water can California take? We went up the Kern River and looked at some of the waterways

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Published 2023-07-27
California got record amounts of water this year. The rivers have been pouring into lakes, overfilling them so much, the water is sent off to other areas. We took a trip up the Kern River to look at some of these amazing water ways. We also took the drone up a few times. If you've never visited Kernville or the Kern River, it's worth a trip if you're in California. The Kern River is part of Sequoia. Lots of people camp and hike along the water's edge. It's a hidden gem of California.
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  • @jamesfontana748
    I lived in kernville from 1967 to 1969 & in 1968 ? it was a heavy snow year & the kern river was high all spring & was washing out portions of the road driving up the river from kernville to johnsondale.
  • @donaldfraser2431
    Great coverage ! Live here in the Valley. Yep, we full ! Lake at 535k acre foot compared to last year around 75k AF. You filmed lower flows around 3500 cfs, and upper flows 5000 cfs ! 8/12/23 lake fill is now slowing, it ok, we full full full !! Great Work, thanks for showing the Valley !!
  • @michaelb9025
    Hello and thank you for a great video. I'm looking to camp at the Fairview campground this weekend and I have a 3-year-old boy. I'm a little concerned about the water levels being that they're so close to the campground. I was trying to get a gauge of the levels based on your video so I wanted to ask if the view of the river at the 8-minute mark is from the water right by McNally's which is where the Fairview campground is. Any insight would be appreciated. Thank you
  • @johnc.9133
    Any new upcoming boat videos? Loved watching those. Maybe some at the Lake House as well?
  • @tysoncaughron1523
    What part of the river where the sides at fish up by Johnson dale a lot have not run across the slides looks like a good day of fishing?
  • @Joe-ve8yw
    Everything in Cal is hanging by a thread. It's one extreme to the next.
  • @MrMannyvillegas
    .... there are some good spots to swim....if you use common sense