The city's assistant director of water resources says Bakersfield's lakes are already full and the groundwater ... recent rains means more water for the Kern River, and the river is flowing ...

“That there has been so much death is very, very disappointing, considering how full of life this was.” The Kern River has long been a dry riverbed in downtown Bakersfield. A group of ...

With so many questions from residents and visitors on how to hit the trails, a new Kern River Parkway Trail Brochure was created. The Visit Bakersfield brochure includes a detailed map that shows ...

Water is again running in the Kern River through Bakersfield, four months after it suddenly went dry at the end of August, 2024, leading to a massive fish die off. But it will only last through ...

From a perch overlooking churning white water rapids, Augie Houlemard, 29, the general manager of Kern River Outfitters, watched as the first of three rafts full of his guides careened as it went ...