San Joaquin River Gorge Management Area
San Joaquin River Gorge Management Area is a park in Fresno County, San Joaquin Valley, California. San Joaquin River Gorge Management Area is situated nearby to the hamlet New Auberry, as well as near the village Prather.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Park
- Description: park in the United States of America
- Also known as: “Squaw Leap Management Area”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Kerckhoff Dam.
Kerckhoff Dam
Power station
Kerckhoff Dam is a concrete arch dam on the San Joaquin River in Fresno County, California, about 10 mi southwest of Big Creek. The 114 ft tall dam is a run-of-the-river facility impounding 4,252 acre⋅ft of water and is the primary feature of Pacific Gas and Electric's Kerckhoff hydroelectric project.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Prather and Hildreth.
Prather
Village
Prather is an unincorporated community in Fresno County, California. It is located 25 miles northeast of Fresno, at an elevation of 1,657 ft. Prather has a population of 1,569. Prather is situated 4 miles southeast of San Joaquin River Gorge Management Area.
Hildreth
Hamlet
Hildreth is an unincorporated community in Madera County, California. It is located 3.5 miles east-southeast of O'Neals, at an elevation of 1247 feet. In the late 1870s, Tom Hildreth opened a store at the site, thereby beginning the town named for him. Hildreth is situated 5 miles west of San Joaquin River Gorge Management Area.
Marshall Junction
Hamlet
Marshall Station is a former settlement in Fresno County, California. It was located near the south end of the Auberry Valley 3.5 miles west-southwest of Prather. Marshall Junction is situated 5 miles south of San Joaquin River Gorge Management Area.
San Joaquin River Gorge Management Area
- Category: recreation area
- Location: Fresno County, San Joaquin Valley, California, United States, North America
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Latitude
37.08773° or 37° 5′ 16″ northLongitude
-119.5468° or 119° 32′ 49″ westElevation
1,385 feet (422 metres)Open location code
85923FQ3+37OpenStreetMap ID
node 358802655OpenStreetMap feature
leisure=park
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In Other Languages
“San Joaquin River Gorge Management Area” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “San Joaquin River Gorge Management Area”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as New Auberry and Auberry.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Kerckhoff 1 Power Station and San Joaquin River Gorge Special Recreation Management Area.
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