California to trigger rarely used relief valve on Kern River, diverting flows to state aqueduct
Monday, May 22, 2023 - 13:23
in Earth & Climate
The Kern River is swollen with so much runoff from the epic Sierra Nevada snowpack that state water officials have decided to open a rarely used relief valve, diverting floodwaters into the California Aqueduct to be used as drinking water in Southern California.