Kings River Snow Surveys Indicate Lower Water Supplies Than Last Year It wasn’t a miracle March of storms, but it also wasn’t madness for the water supply. Recent snowfall events draped much of the Kings River’s watershed in white, last month’s storms boosted the snowpack’s frozen supply to 79% normal for April 1. Although that…
Kings Watershed Snowpack Doubled, Still Less than Normal, Season’s Second Survey Finds FRESNO, CALIFORNIA: Sierra snowpack conditions within the Kings River watershed have improved in February, bolstered by a decent storm. Despite snow water content being twice what surveyors found last month, conditions remain drier than at the same time last year. Those were the findings…
Kings Watershed Snowpack Is Well Below Average, Season’s First Survey Finds FRESNO, CALIFORNIA: Sierra Snowpack Conditions within the Kings River watershed are low, but marginally higher than last year. Those were the findings of this season’s first measurements by Kings River Water Association (KRWA) and other California Cooperative Snow Survey partners in the mountains of…
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.…
ACWA Region 6 & 7 Tour & Water Forum, Oct. 12 & 13, 2023 The Association of California Water Agencies (ACWA) Region 6 & 7 Tour and Water Forum was held on October 12 and 13. Harris Ranch in Coalinga served as the home base for the two-day event. Day 1’s tour was attended by…
DWR video celebrates more than 20 years of Integrated Regional Water Management Story courtesy of: Soua Lee, Program Manager, Kings Basin Water Authority “IRWM (Integrated Regional Water Management) started in our region in 2001 with Fresno Irrigation District, Alta Irrigation District, Consolidated Irrigation District, and Kings River Conservation District coming together to develop implementable solutions to…
Kings River’s 2022-23 Runoff Sets a Record Prepared By: RANDY McFARLAND, Public Information Consultant THE 2023-24 WATER YEAR still has a week to go but Kings River runoff has already established an all-time record as a result of the past winter’s massive Sierra Nevada snowstorms and significant summer rainfall. The Kings River Water Association now…
Pine Flat Dam Spillway May Be Carrying Lots Of Water But It Doesn’t Mean Reservoir Is Full Prepared By: RANDY McFARLAND, Public Information Consultant As Pine Flat Reservoir’s water storage increases and the lake level rises, it eventually reaches a point where the dam’s gated spillway, located at the highest operational point, is used. That…
Kings River Conservation District’s 2022 Annual Report is now available for viewing. After a busy year, KRCD staff managed to accomplish many activities in the energy, environmental, and water resource sectors. One highlight of this past year is KRCD’s management of the Kings River levee system, “2022 has afforded us the opportunity to accomplish significant…
The Kings River Conservation District Board recently installed two new directors, Anthony Nonini and Jenifer Marshall. Anthony Nonini was seated on the Board in December 2022. Nonini is the owner of A. Nonini Ag services which provides Orchard & Vineyard removal and land development services to the Central Valley. In addition to his business, Nonini is…
This winter’s major storm events have created a snowpack at high Sierra Nevada elevations that is already far above what is considered normal water content on April 1 when the winter’s snow conditions are typically considered to have reached their maximum. “This year’s first snow surveys show the measured snowpack water content at the 10…