The Kings River Fisheries Management Program (KRFMP) was launched in 1999 through cooperation between the Kings River Conservation District (KRCD), Kings River Water Association (KRWA), and the California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW), to enhance the fisheries of the Kings River and Pine Flat Reservoir. Management goals were established for Pine Flat Reservoir and…
Kings River Conservation District is proud to announce that U.S. Department of Energy’s (@energy) Grid Deployment Office selected Kings River Conservation District to receive up to $5,000,000 as part of an investment from the “Maintaining and Enhancing Hydroelectricity Incentives” program. The funds will support our work at the Jeff L. Taylor Pine Flat Power Plant–strengthening…
June 14, 2024 Contact: Danielle Parra Vista Consulting on behalf of KRWA, Cell: 559-360-9229 Fresno, CA – Pine Flat Reservoir’s water storage is full thanks to the Sierra Nevada snow melt. At noon on Tuesday, June 11, the reservoir reached the seasonal peak at 99.2%, or 992,855 acre-feet, of the nearly one million acre-feet capacity.…
June 6, 2024 Report provided by: Matthew Meadows, Assistant Watermaster The Army Corps of Engineers flood release requirement at Pine Flat will end tonight at midnight, on June 6, 2024 at 00:01 hours no flood release target below Crescent Weir. All releases into the Kings River were only sufficient to meet irrigation demands of Kings…
May 28, 2024 Report provided by: Matthew Meadows, Assistant Watermaster The Army Corps of Engineers will begin flood releases from Pine Flat at midnight. The target flow at Crescent Weir will be approximately 200 cfs on Wednesday May 29, 2024, at 00:01 hours with a minimum 7,000 cfs release from Pine Flat. Current releases from Pine…
May 15, 2024 Report provided by: Matthew Meadows, Assistant Watermaster The Army Corps of Engineers flood release requirement at Pine Flat will end at midnight, on May 16, 2024 at 00:01 hours no flood release target below Crescent Weir. All releases into the Kings River are only sufficient to meet irrigation demands of Kings River…
May 3, 2024 Report provided by: Matthew Meadows, Assistant Watermaster The Army Corps of Engineers will begin low level flood releases from Pine Flat at midnight. The target flow at Crescent Weir will be 200 cubic feet per second (cfs) on Saturday May 4, 2024, at 00:01 hours. Current releases from Pine Flat are approximately…
Late Winter Storms Boost Kings River Water Supply To Near Normal Seasonal Conditions *NEWS RELEASE* FRESNO, CALIFORNIA: IT WASN’T EXACTLY A MIRACLE BUT LATE WINTER storms provided repeated snowfall events that draped much of the Kings River’s watershed in white. While far less than overall snow totals that piled up during the Kings’ all-time record…
On April 1, 1984, the newly constructed Pine Flat Power Plant began full commercial operation. In the 40 years since then, it has been in continuous operation. KRCD has created a new 4-minute video to highlight the Power Plant’s beginnings and enduring value to the public, told from the perspectives of people involved in its…
Kings Watershed Snowpack Still Below Average Despite Recent Storms FRESNO, CALIFORNIA: Sierra Snowpack Conditions within the Kings River watershed have improved in February 2024, with several storms delivering snow and rain to the region. Snow surveyors are collecting samples in the high elevations of eastern Fresno and Tulare counties for the California Cooperative Snow Survey.…