Kern River

The Kern River is an Endangered, Wild and Scenic river in the U.S. state of , approximately 165 miles long. It drains an area of the southern Sierra Nevada mountains northeast of .
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  • Type: Stream
  • Description: river in California, United States
  • Also known as: La Porciuncula”, “Po-sun-co-la”, “Porsiuncula River”, “Rio Bravo”, and “Rio de San Felipe

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Tupman and Dustin Acres.

Locality
is a census-designated place in , , United States. is located 20 miles west-southwest of , at an elevation of 331 feet. The population was 177 at the 2020 census, up from 161 at the 2010 census. is situated 3½ miles northwest of Kern River.

Locality
is a census-designated place in , , United States. is located 6.5 miles north-northeast of , at an elevation of 384 feet. The population was 677 at the 2020 census, up from 652 at the 2010 census. is situated 5 miles southwest of Kern River.

Kern River

Latitude
35.26774° or 35° 16′ 4″ north
Longitude
-119.30706° or 119° 18′ 25″ west
Elevation
299 feet (91 metres)
Open location code
85727M9V+35
Geo­Names ID
5362977
Wiki­data ID
Q1126662
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Welsh—“Kern River” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: نهر كيرن
  • Asturian: Ríu Kern
  • Catalan: Kern
  • Cebuano: Kern River
  • Chinese: 克恩河
  • Dutch: Kern River
  • Dutch: Kern
  • Egyptian Arabic: نهر كيرن
  • French: Kern River
  • French: Kern
  • German: Kern River
  • Hebrew: נהר קרן
  • Hungarian: Kern
  • Indonesian: Sungai Kern
  • Irish: Abhainn Kern
  • Japanese: カーン川
  • Norwegian Bokmål: Kern River
  • Slovenian: Kern
  • Spanish: Rio Kern
  • Spanish: Río Kern
  • Swedish: Kern River
  • Swedish: Kernfloden
  • Venetian: Kern
  • Welsh: Afon Kern
  • Kern River

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Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Stevens and Valley Acres.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Outlet Canal and Richfield Weir.

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About Mapcarta. Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Kern River”. Photo: Rogerhoward, CC BY-SA 2.5.