Flows into the San Joaquin River under a program to bring back native salmon will be stopped now through early September to try and protect upstream fish. The flow reduction being instituted by the San Joaquin Restoration Program is in reaction to the rapidly dwindling run-off coming out of the...
With Dyer in Charge, City Now Committed to SJ River Access
Dirt could finally be turning at a north Fresno park allowing for access to the San Joaquin River. At a Wednesday news conference on the bluffs of Spano Park overlooking the river, city officials committed $1 million for a traffic light and sidewalk projects. Starting the access projects could finally make real...
Temperance Flat Dam Put on the Shelf Indefinitely
An investment analysis that looked at how much it would cost water users to build and operate the proposed Temperance Flat Dam northeast of Fresno without government funding was finished earlier this year and quietly passed among water districts, which just as quietly asked the federal government to shelve work...
Westlands Again Is Eyeing San Joaquin River Water
Westlands Water District sent shockwaves through the Central Valley water world recently after it alerted several districts that it intends to apply for rights to flood flows on the San Joaquin River. A previous attempt by Westlands to get rights to San Joaquin River water 20 years ago ignited a...
High and Low Tech Surveys Show Sierra Snowpack Is Still Stingy
The snowpack above the central San Joaquin Valley looks slightly better after March and April brought the winter weather that was AWOL during the first two months of 2020. But the late storms weren’t enough to get Valley rivers much above 60% of average — if that. San Joaquin River...
Holy Mackerel! Rare Green Sturgeon Found on San Joaquin River.
A rare, wild green sturgeon was found on the San Joaquin River upriver from the confluence of the Merced last weekend by U.S. Bureau of Reclamation crews checking salmon traps at Hills Ferry. The discovery caused some excitement as this endangered fish had not been seen that far up the...
Karbassi, Neighbors Respond to Tragedy With Good Ideas
The Millburn Overlook and the San Joaquin River have provided many good memories for Tiffany Bremer and her family. "I caught tadpoles down there as a kid," she says while pointing over the overlook's back railing to the river below. "Twenty years ago, this park was a selling point" for...
San Joaquin River's Genetic Imposters Made Salmon History
An unexpected number of chinook salmon swam up the San Joaquin River last spring, prompting surprise and giddy pronouncements that the river’s long-dead spring-run population had been resurrected. The 500 or so fish were living proof that the 11-year-long river restoration program was a success. A “smashing” success, some advocates...
Dad Dies After Jumping Into San Joaquin River to Rescue Son
ISLETON — Authorities have confirmed the death of a father who jumped into the San Joaquin River to rescue his 1-year-old son. KCRA-TV reports that the body of 41-year-old Moua Lo was found Sunday and the Sacramento County coroner's office confirmed his identity on Monday. Son Fell Off Boat Lo was reported...
Raging Waters: River Conservancy Board Sued Over Access Vote
It was only a matter of time before the San Joaquin River Conservancy Board faced a lawsuit about where to build an access point to the river. That time was 30 days. In December 2017, the board voted to build at Spano Park, at the end of Palm Avenue at...