Aerial photo of Pine Flat Dam and Reservoir showing high water level behind the dam.

Pine Flat Dam and Reservoir Peaks Storage

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.…

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Late Winter Storms Boost Kings River Water Supply To Near Normal Seasonal Conditions

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…

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Kings Watershed Snowpack Still Below Average Despite Recent Storms

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.…

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DWR video celebrates more than 20 years of Integrated Regional Water Management

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…

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Pine Flat Spillway during a flood release in 2017

News Release- Pine Flat Dam Spillway Operations

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…

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2022 Annual Report Available

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…

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