Isabella Dam Power Station

Isabella Dam Power Station is a power station in Kern County, San Joaquin Valley, California. Isabella Dam Power Station is situated near the scenic viewpoint Vista Point, as well as near the town Lake Isabella.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights: Isabella Dam.

Isabella Dam

Dam

Isabella Dam is an embankment dam located in the Kern River Valley, about halfway down the Kern River course, between the towns of Kernville and Lake Isabella in Kern County, California. Isabella Dam is situated 730 feet north of Isabella Dam Power Station.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Lake Isabella and Bodfish.

Lake Isabella

Town

Photo: Bobak, CC BY-SA 2.5.

Lake Isabella is a census-designated place in the southern Sierra Nevada, in Kern County, California, United States. It is named after the Lake Isabella reservoir and located at the lake’s southwestern edge, 6 miles south of Wofford Heights in the Kern River Valley. Lake Isabella is situated 2 miles south of Isabella Dam Power Station.

Bodfish

Village

Photo: David Jordan, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Bodfish is a census-designated place in the southern Kern River Valley of the Southern Sierra Nevada, in Kern County, California, United States. Bodfish is located 32 miles east-northeast of Bakersfield, at an elevation of 2,687 feet. Bodfish is situated 3½ miles south of Isabella Dam Power Station.

Mountain Mesa

Village

Photo: David Jordan, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Mountain Mesa is a census-designated place in Kern County, California, United States. Mountain Mesa is located 2 miles west of South Lake at an elevation of 2,641 feet. The population was 823 at the 2020 census, up from 777 at the 2010 census. Mountain Mesa is situated 4½ miles east of Isabella Dam Power Station.

Isabella Dam Power Station

Type: Power station
Category: industry
Location: Kern County, San Joaquin Valley, California, United States, North America
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Latitude

35.64414° or 35° 38′ 39″ north

Longitude

-118.48201° or 118° 28′ 55″ west

Established

December 1990

Operator

Isabella Partners

Open location code

8573JGV9+M5

OpenStreetMap ID

way 1058347247

OpenStreetMap feature

landuse=industrial

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: Vista Point and Isabella Auxiliary Dam.

Nearby Places

Places to explore: Pioneer Point Campground and KVLI-AM (Lake Isabella).

Kern County: Must-Visit Destinations

Worth a closer look: Bakersfield and Ridgecrest.

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