Kern Lake
Former lake in the Tulare Basin of California
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Kern Lake,[1]was the smallest of the three large lakes in the Tulare Basin, in the southwestern San Joaquin Valley of California.
Coordinates35.122188°N 119.056216°W
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| Location | San Joaquin Valley Kern County, California |
| Coordinates | 35.122188°N 119.056216°W |
| Lake type | Flat |
| Primary inflows | Kern River |
| Basin countries | United States |
| Surface elevation | 282 ft (86 m) |
| References | U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Kern Lake Bed |
It was the first of the lakes fed by the Kern River. Kern Lake is now a dry lake bed, due to agricultural diversion of the Kern River waters and the aquifer in the 1800s.[2]
See also
- Lake Isabella, modern lake of Kern River
- Buena Vista Lake
- List of lakes of California
- Tulare Lake
