Kings River watershed
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The Kings River watershed is the drainage basin in California’s southern Sierra Nevada that collects and channels water from mountain headwaters through the Kings River system to downstream reservoirs, farms, and communities.
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
drainage basin
ⓘ
river watershed ⓘ |
| contains |
Middle Fork Kings River
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
North Fork Kings River NERFINISHED ⓘ South Fork Kings River NERFINISHED ⓘ main stem Kings River ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| drains | Kings River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| elevationRange | from foothills of the San Joaquin Valley to high Sierra Nevada peaks ⓘ |
| flowsTo |
San Joaquin Valley
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
agricultural lands in the San Joaquin Valley ⓘ downstream communities in the San Joaquin Valley ⓘ |
| hasClimate |
Mediterranean climate at lower elevations
ⓘ
snow-dominated climate at higher elevations ⓘ |
| includesDam | Pine Flat Dam NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| includesFeature |
alpine lakes
ⓘ
foothill oak woodlands ⓘ granite canyons ⓘ mixed conifer forests ⓘ mountain headwaters in the Sierra Nevada ⓘ rangelands ⓘ subalpine forests ⓘ |
| includesProtectedArea |
Giant Sequoia National Monument
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Kings Canyon National Park NERFINISHED ⓘ Sequoia National Forest NERFINISHED ⓘ Sierra National Forest NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| includesReservoir | Pine Flat Lake NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
California, United States
ⓘ
surface form:
California
southern Sierra Nevada ⓘ |
| managedBy |
Kings River Conservation District
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
National Park Service ⓘ U.S. Bureau of Reclamation NERFINISHED ⓘ U.S. Forest Service ⓘ |
| partOf | San Joaquin River hydrologic region NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryWaterSource | Sierra Nevada snowpack ⓘ |
| supports |
Central Valley agriculture
ⓘ
diverse fish species ⓘ riparian ecosystems ⓘ |
| threatenedBy |
climate change
ⓘ
drought ⓘ forest mortality ⓘ wildfire ⓘ |
| usedFor |
flood control
ⓘ
hydroelectric power generation ⓘ irrigation ⓘ municipal water supply ⓘ recreation ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.