San Joaquin River Gorge Special Recreation Management Area
San Joaquin River Gorge Special Recreation Management Area is a park in Madera County, San Joaquin Valley, California. San Joaquin River Gorge Special Recreation Management Area is situated nearby to Kerckhoff 1 Power Station, as well as near the park San Joaquin River Gorge Management Area.
- Type: Park
- Description: protected area in the Bakersfield Field Office, Central California District of the Bureau of Land Management, United States of America
- Also known as: “San Joaquin River Gorge Recreation Area” and “Squaw Leap Management Area”
Places of Interest Nearby
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. Kerckhoff Dam is situated 1 mile south of San Joaquin River Gorge Special Recreation Management Area.
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 Special Recreation 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 4½ miles west of San Joaquin River Gorge Special Recreation 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 Special Recreation Management Area.
San Joaquin River Gorge Special Recreation Management Area
- Categories: protected area and recreation area
- Location: Madera County, San Joaquin Valley, California, United States, North America
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Latitude
37.08698° or 37° 5′ 13″ north
Longitude
-119.55929° or 119° 33′ 33″ west
Open location code
85923CPR+Q7
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
leisure=park
Wikidata ID
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Kerckhoff 1 Power Station and San Joaquin River Gorge Management Area.
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