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Important information about River Notes.
What a surprise this weekend! Saturday morning, the flow was pretty much as expected, with the total release to the Lower Kern at about 635 cfs. But, by 4:00 pm on Saturday afternoon the release was increased to about 900 cfs, and remained at that level through Sunday. This morning, the reported released is up over a 1000 cfs!
This coming weekend is it! Our 14th Annual End of the Summer Sale! EVERYTHING IN THE STORE IS ON SALE:
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For those of you who can't make it in person to our sale, we've made it available online for the third year in a row! Here's how it works.... The sale starts for live people on September 4th 8:00am at the store in Kernville. Phone sales and web orders from all you online paddlers will be accepted beginning Sunday, September 5th & 6th at 9:00am PDT. All items will be on sale! Due to the large volume of items on sale, it would be impossible to change the retail prices on our web for just three days... so here's what we'll do. Give us a call (760-376-3745) on the item you're interested in on Sunday Sept. 5th or Monday, the 6th and we'll give you the availability and pricing of your items. Payment will be accepted by Visa, Master Card, American Express, and Discover only.
Here is a snapshot of today's flow and reservoir data. Click on "Current" to get the latest info.
| NF Kern at Kernville | Lake Isabella | |||||
| Date & Time | Stage | Flow (cfs) | Total Outflow | to Kern River | to Borel Canal | Storage (acre-feet) |
| 30AUG1999 0500 | 4.33 | 208 | 1057 | 490 | 567 | 219595 |
| Kern Flow Info | Current | 5 Day Plot | 10 Day Plot | Month | WY '99 | WY '98 |
| Weather | NWS | NWS Extended | CNN | WashingtonPost | Satellite | Radar |
More information concerning flow and weather can be found on our LINKS page.
Important information about River Notes.
After being around 775 cfs most of the weekend, the powers that be have pumped the Lower Kern back up to over 1200 cfs. Might be a good time to for a little weekday boating!
Check out the rafts, kayaks, paddling accessories, apparel and other gear that will be on sale in our 14th Annual End of the Summer Sale, Labor Day weekend, September 4-6th. (Inside Tip: If you are interested in a new Hyside Inflatable Kayak, Raft or Cataraft, View/Download the Summer Sale Flyer now. New inflatables are available for immediate sale!).
Today's RiverPhoto is a shot from last year's end of summer sale.
Here is a snapshot of today's flow and reservoir data. Click on "Current" to get the latest info.
| NF Kern at Kernville | Lake Isabella | |||||
| Date & Time | Stage | Flow (cfs) | Total Outflow | to Kern River | to Borel Canal | Storage (acre-feet) |
| 16AUG1999 0500 | 4.26 | 188 | 1228 | 660 | 568 | 240008 |
| Kern Flow Info | Current | 5 Day Plot | 10 Day Plot | Month | WY '99 | WY '98 |
| Weather | NWS | NWS Extended | CNN | WashingtonPost | Satellite | Radar |
The water we have this year vividly illustrate the inadequacy of the supplemental releases specified as part of the conditions for the new KR3 powerplant license. In a year like this year, during the prime boating period of April 16 - July 4 weekend, Edison would not be required to supplement flows for whitewater recreation unless the daily average full natural flow of the Kern exceeds 1400 cfs.
That means, if these license conditions were being enforced, there would have been NO supplemental whitewater releases from June 4 to July 4. Zero. It doesn't make sense. This is precisely when the supplemental water is needed.
Some of the best runs on the Upper Kern are in this section, including the Fairview Run, the only class III run on the Upper Kern other than the Powerhouse Run. Other outstanding Upper Kern runs affected by the diversion include Chamise Gorge, Salmon Creek, Ant Canyon, Thunder Run, and the Cable Run. (See KR3 Relicensing for more info.)
More information concerning flow and weather can be found on our LINKS page.
Important information about River Notes.
Flows on the Lower Kern have been in the 1000 to 1300 cfs range, and this morning the flow is about 1000 cfs. Lake Isabella is already near last year's minimum storage level, so look for the release to the Lower to continue to decline. The Miracle to Democrat run on the Lower is commonly run by kayaks down to about 750 cfs. As you would expect, some of the rapids become more congested and difficult as the water drops. Below 500-600 cfs, sections of the run become very creeky and congested.
A number of folks from Sierra South, Hyside, the Kern River Alliance, and Take It Outside were in Salt Lake City for the Outdoor Retailers show this week. They expected to see some exciting new products and presentations, but "never in a million years" did they expect downtown Salt Lake to be struck by an F2 tornado. Everyone from our area is OK, but according to MSNBC, one person was killed and over 100 were injured. For more information see Tornado leaves 15 hospitalized.
Today's RiverPhoto is a shot from last year's end of summer sale. In case you haven't heard, the end of the summer sale has changed dates. It will be held for three days on September 4-6th during Labor Day weekend! More information about the sale will be posted on this web site on Monday.
Here is a snapshot of today's flow and reservoir data. Click on "Current" to get the latest info.
| NF Kern at Kernville | Lake Isabella | |||||
| Date & Time | Stage | Flow (cfs) | Total Outflow | to Kern River | to Borel Canal | Storage (acre-feet) |
| 13AUG1999 0800 | 4.33 | 208 | 1004 | 437 | 567 | 244383 |
| Kern Flow Info | Current | 5 Day Plot | 10 Day Plot | Month | WY '99 | WY '98 |
| Weather | NWS | NWS Extended | CNN | WashingtonPost | Satellite | Radar |
More information concerning flow and weather can be found on our LINKS page.
