Friant-Kern Canal
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The Friant-Kern Canal is a major irrigation and water conveyance canal in California’s San Joaquin Valley that delivers diverted San Joaquin River water to farms and communities across the southern Central Valley.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Friant-Kern Canal canonical | 6 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
irrigation canal
ⓘ
water conveyance canal ⓘ |
| affectedBy |
groundwater overdraft in San Joaquin Valley
ⓘ
land subsidence ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Friant Water Authority ⓘ |
| connectsTo | Madera Canal via Friant Dam system ⓘ |
| constructionStartDate | 1940s ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| divertsWaterFrom | San Joaquin River ⓘ |
| endPoint |
Kern River
ⓘ
surface form:
Kern River channel vicinity
near Bakersfield, California ⓘ |
| hasEnvironmentalImpact | alters natural flow regime of San Joaquin River ⓘ |
| hasFunction |
conveys stored water from Millerton Lake
ⓘ
reduces direct irrigation diversions from San Joaquin River mainstem ⓘ |
| hasInfrastructureType |
gravity-flow canal
ⓘ
lined canal ⓘ |
| length | approximately 152 miles ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
California, United States
ⓘ
surface form:
California
San Joaquin Valley ⓘ San Joaquin Valley ⓘ
surface form:
San Joaquin Valley hydrologic region
San Joaquin Valley ⓘ
surface form:
San Joaquin Valley, California
southern Central Valley ⓘ |
| managedInPartBy | Friant Water Authority ⓘ |
| managingAgency |
Bureau of Reclamation
ⓘ
surface form:
U.S. Bureau of Reclamation
|
| nearbyCity |
Bakersfield
ⓘ
surface form:
Bakersfield, California
Fresno ⓘ
surface form:
Fresno, California
Visalia, California ⓘ |
| openingDate | early 1950s ⓘ |
| operator |
Bureau of Reclamation
ⓘ
surface form:
U.S. Bureau of Reclamation
|
| partOf |
Central Valley Project
ⓘ
Friant Water Authority ⓘ
surface form:
Friant Division of the Central Valley Project
|
| purpose |
industrial water supply
ⓘ
irrigation water delivery ⓘ municipal water supply ⓘ |
| regionServed |
Fresno County
ⓘ
Kern County ⓘ Tulare County, California ⓘ
surface form:
Tulare County
San Joaquin Valley ⓘ
surface form:
southern San Joaquin Valley
|
| servesUse |
agricultural irrigation
ⓘ
municipal and industrial use ⓘ |
| startPoint |
Friant Dam
ⓘ
near Friant, California ⓘ |
| suppliesWaterTo |
communities in southern Central Valley
ⓘ
farms in southern San Joaquin Valley ⓘ |
| underwent | capacity restoration projects ⓘ |
| waterProject |
Central Valley Project
ⓘ
surface form:
Central Valley Project, Friant Division
|
| waterSource |
Millerton Lake
ⓘ
San Joaquin River ⓘ |
Referenced by (6)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.