Great reporting Kendall! Your research of this is deeper than local news outlets. I also pray for those living in this area prone to flooding in the upcoming months.
Kern Lake and Lake Buena Vista will most likely come back this year as well. Lake Isabella cannot hold all the snow melt from the southern Sierras especially when they are pushing 900" of snow
Wow this was awesome. I had no idea there used to be a Tulare lake but it makes sense to put the orchards on the fertile FLOOD plains … your research and delivery is fabulous Kendall!
Kendall that was a great report. I need you to do a follow up report soon . Keep grinding out stories and you will be building something special. Good luck in your future.
I was living in Bakersfield in 1982-‘83 when I read about how there was so much rain that a couple of guys with canoes paddled all the way from Buena Vista Lake to the flooded Tulare Lake all the way to the Bay Area. Anybody planning a return visit?
I grew up in Goshen, my grandfather used to Tell us about the Tulare lake, and to a bunch of kid's we thought it was just an old story, I think the lake is returning, and this time they won't be able to stop it because some dams were made with landfill, they will soon give way, concrete dams May last a little longer, but when their emergency overflow gets overwhelmed, they will fail also, everything will revert back to how it used to be and Will cause the largest displacement of people in history
Kaweah is a Yokut Indian word that means “Raven”. We live on the Kaweah River just outside Sequoia National Park. We were issued Mandatory Evacuation Orders March 10th, but stayed as this is a Bronc we’ve ridden before. Today is April 4th. It was 28 degrees last night. 1938 was the last time this area went into April without seeing a 75 degree day. My wife and I drove down the Mountain to Exeter today and the Sierra looked Spectacular. On the way back we saw Prison Labor from the Miramonte Fire Camp sandbagging the banks of Yokohl Creek. If we get a hot stretch (and we will) it’s going to get WILD. Whitewater Rafting and Kayaking are going to be EPIC. The big question for us is “How many Drownings will we get this year?” It’s a bad feeling when strangers knock on your door to ask permission to look for their friend or family member in the River. One thing is certain, there is no shortage of people who will do stupid things around whitewater. I recall one year a family spent a MONTH gazing at the River looking for their son’s body. I’d drive by them every day. It was Heart Wrenching. He drowned on Mother’s Day and his remains weren’t found until late June. One slip…that’s all it takes. The Rocks are SLICK and Hard and the water is ICE COLD. Stay alive by staying away. PLEASE.
This is so interesting. I was at a relatives property in North Fork over the weekend. They have had excessive tree loss and damage. They are scrambling to get it cleaned up before it becomes fire season. They were working yesterday and were still getting snowed on. The warm days and this massive amount of snow will be wild for sure. Thanks for watching and sharing your story.
@@adventureswithkendall we didn’t lose a thing. This home has been here since 1963, and we don’t put anything below the high water mark. we survived the KNP Complex Fire two summers ago, and it burned 130 square miles of fuel. And it came within less than a mile of us. Scary stuff indeed. We hunkered down and stayed through that Month Long Mandatory Evacuation as well. On the upside all that fuel is GONE. And much of the land sliding and such is done now. , we’re a half mile from the entrance to Sequoia Park, and it’s closed until at least mid June. There are 18 breeches of the road between here and Giant Forest, and that’s only 15 miles, one of those miles being vertical. Cheers!
Thanks for your video. There is a great history video of the lake by Michael Semus, shown at the Tulare Public Library. It might be 10 years old or so, and 90 minutes long (?) The title is "Geanology: History of Tulare Lake"
Not many topic about Tulare lake here on UA-cam. I've live here for 20 plus years. After the rain and the emerging of the lake. I just found out that the lake was part of California long history. If wasn't for the age of the internet and watching lots of local news weather reports I may never known about the history of this lake.
@@adventureswithkendall miss Polly was awesome teacher I had so much fun in her first grade class from cooking Chinese food and learning to make pancakes n learning pet care with her pet rats Ricky n ticky I think names were
@@rocketsnhotrods9022 She retired when I graduated. She was the special ed teacher while I was there. After she left Springville, she went to China to teach students there to speak English. I think she is back in the Springville area now.
We should look at the money spent on flood mitigation and recovery as well as the cost of building water storage and compare that to the cost of buying out landowners, blocking the outflow to the river and having it be an above and below ground water storage area. This is the perfect spot for a natural but managed storage and ecosystem. The world food supply Is better off with California having more water. The land may be productive but there is more than enough land in california. Water is the limiting factor. Managing the lake for water and wildlife health instead of letting it develop naturally is easily done by resizing the lake based on the water year and managing the reservoirs and releases to the river. Tons of cost and sacrifice but the water emergency didn't end with a dozen storms. The water is here now. How much will we throw away?
and after sucking all the south valley water out of everything, including all the underground aquifers. some farmers sold there water rights to the city of la. and now those same farmers are saying the north part of the valley is taking "there" water. talking about the sac river system.
Save Tulare lake! We can find the money to buy out the farmers. This huge ancient wetlands ecosystem should have never been drained and destroyed by a cotton farmer in the first place.
Agreed. Huell Houser did an episode of California's Gold on it. It was interesting to hear how quickly fish, tadpoles, etc. return when there is water in the lake area.
Lake is refilling as we speak. Mother Nature rules all.
It'll be interesting to see how much it fills when the snow starts melting.
Thanks. One of the best videos I have seen on Tulare Lake.
Glad to hear that. Thanks for watching!
Great reporting Kendall! Your research of this is deeper than local news outlets. I also pray for those living in this area prone to flooding in the upcoming months.
Thank you for watching and commenting. I love doing this kind of research.
The best video on Tulare Lake I have seen! I returned here as a refresher and to show it to a friend. 🎉
Thanks!
Kern Lake and Lake Buena Vista will most likely come back this year as well. Lake Isabella cannot hold all the snow melt from the southern Sierras especially when they are pushing 900" of snow
A family friend has their farm land under water from Deer Creek overflowing in the Terra Bella/Tipton area. Deer Creek is dry most of the time.
Wow this was awesome. I had no idea there used to be a Tulare lake but it makes sense to put the orchards on the fertile FLOOD plains … your research and delivery is fabulous Kendall!
Glad you liked it!
Kendall that was a great report. I need you to do a follow up report soon . Keep grinding out stories and you will be building something special. Good luck in your future.
Thank you for the encouragement!
Imagine all of the lake affect snow they have lost out on. That lake affect was part of the natural cycle that fed streams, rivers and ground water.
Nature is sure fascinating.
Great in depth history of the lake
Thank you!
Thank you, Kendall. Best video I've seen on Tulare Lake and the current situation. Great historical facts, maps and footage.
Glad you enjoyed it!
Great history lesson!
Glad you enjoyed it
And a wonderful story it is 👍🏼🙏🏼
It really is!
Awesome Kendall!! 😊
Thanks Jeff!
I was living in Bakersfield in 1982-‘83 when I read about how there was so much rain that a couple of guys with canoes paddled all the way from Buena Vista Lake to the flooded Tulare Lake all the way to the Bay Area. Anybody planning a return visit?
There have been a few out in boats but the Kings County Sheriff's department has been running them off.
Nice! Great refresher on California history.
Glad you enjoyed it!
Thanks for sharing your knowledge and wisdom with us appreciate you have a good one.
Thank you, you too!
I grew up in Goshen, my grandfather used to Tell us about the Tulare lake, and to a bunch of kid's we thought it was just an old story, I think the lake is returning, and this time they won't be able to stop it because some dams were made with landfill, they will soon give way, concrete dams May last a little longer, but when their emergency overflow gets overwhelmed, they will fail also, everything will revert back to how it used to be and Will cause the largest displacement of people in history
Great story about your grandfather. Yes, the dams on the Kaweah and the Tule are both earth dams which is scary at times like this.
Thank you Kendall!
While ago I noticed, while exploring Google Earth, that there supposed to be a lake... now I know what happened there.
You're welcome! Glad it helped.
Kaweah is a Yokut Indian word that means “Raven”. We live on the Kaweah River just outside Sequoia National Park. We were issued Mandatory Evacuation Orders March 10th, but stayed as this is a Bronc we’ve ridden before. Today is April 4th. It was 28 degrees last night. 1938 was the last time this area went into April without seeing a 75 degree day.
My wife and I drove down the Mountain to Exeter today and the Sierra looked Spectacular. On the way back we saw Prison Labor from the Miramonte Fire Camp sandbagging the banks of Yokohl Creek. If we get a hot stretch (and we will) it’s going to get WILD. Whitewater Rafting and Kayaking are going to be EPIC. The big question for us is “How many Drownings will we get this year?” It’s a bad feeling when strangers knock on your door to ask permission to look for their friend or family member in the River. One thing is certain, there is no shortage of people who will do stupid things around whitewater. I recall one year a family spent a MONTH gazing at the River looking for their son’s body. I’d drive by them every day. It was Heart Wrenching. He drowned on Mother’s Day and his remains weren’t found until late June. One slip…that’s all it takes. The Rocks are SLICK and Hard and the water is ICE COLD. Stay alive by staying away. PLEASE.
This is so interesting. I was at a relatives property in North Fork over the weekend. They have had excessive tree loss and damage. They are scrambling to get it cleaned up before it becomes fire season. They were working yesterday and were still getting snowed on. The warm days and this massive amount of snow will be wild for sure.
Thanks for watching and sharing your story.
@@adventureswithkendall we didn’t lose a thing. This home has been here since 1963, and we don’t put anything below the high water mark. we survived the KNP Complex Fire two summers ago, and it burned 130 square miles of fuel. And it came within less than a mile of us. Scary stuff indeed. We hunkered down and stayed through that Month Long Mandatory Evacuation as well.
On the upside all that fuel is GONE. And much of the land sliding and such is done now. , we’re a half mile from the entrance to Sequoia Park, and it’s closed until at least mid June. There are 18 breeches of the road between here and Giant Forest, and that’s only 15 miles, one of those miles being vertical. Cheers!
Thanks for your video. There is a great history video of the lake by Michael Semus, shown at the Tulare Public Library. It might be 10 years old or so, and 90 minutes long (?)
The title is "Geanology: History of Tulare Lake"
Thanks, I'll have to check that out!
Excellent report: I subscribed.
Thank you!
Nice job. Do you still live in Tulare County? I'm in Visalia.
I moved to Fresno about 8 years ago for college and never left. I will always consider that area home though.
Not many topic about Tulare lake here on UA-cam. I've live here for 20 plus years. After the rain and the emerging of the lake. I just found out that the lake was part of California long history. If wasn't for the age of the internet and watching lots of local news weather reports I may never known about the history of this lake.
Agreed. I had no idea. My mom grew up in the area and never knew either.
Well done!
Thank you!
Great job.
Thanks!
Good job mate. Better than other features of this on other channels that came after this one.
Thank you!
Interesting. Thanks
Thanks for watching!
Good job on this video!
Thanks!
nice vid keep it up.
Thanks, will do!
Bring Back Lake Tulare!
It seems your wish is coming true...so much water!
I went to Springville school from kindergarten to 5th grade
Springville school was the best! My mom credits Miss Polly for so much of my success overcoming issues with my autism.
@@adventureswithkendall miss Polly was awesome teacher I had so much fun in her first grade class from cooking Chinese food and learning to make pancakes n learning pet care with her pet rats Ricky n ticky I think names were
@@rocketsnhotrods9022 She retired when I graduated. She was the special ed teacher while I was there. After she left Springville, she went to China to teach students there to speak English. I think she is back in the Springville area now.
We should look at the money spent on flood mitigation and recovery as well as the cost of building water storage and compare that to the cost of buying out landowners, blocking the outflow to the river and having it be an above and below ground water storage area.
This is the perfect spot for a natural but managed storage and ecosystem. The world food supply Is better off with California having more water. The land may be productive but there is more than enough land in california. Water is the limiting factor.
Managing the lake for water and wildlife health instead of letting it develop naturally is easily done by resizing the lake based on the water year and managing the reservoirs and releases to the river.
Tons of cost and sacrifice but the water emergency didn't end with a dozen storms. The water is here now. How much will we throw away?
Excellent point. I know there are other dams proposed, but this sounds like a viable option.
that ancient accent.... known from movies gone long time ago just like tulare lake. feels like back in the 70s. :)
My parents love that too. They say they feel like a little kid sitting on the floor in the cafeteria watching a film.
and after sucking all the south valley water out of everything, including all the underground aquifers. some farmers sold there water rights to the city of la. and now those same farmers are saying the north part of the valley is taking "there" water. talking about the sac river system.
A lot of battles about water in history.
Save Tulare lake! We can find the money to buy out the farmers. This huge ancient wetlands ecosystem should have never been drained and destroyed by a cotton farmer in the first place.
I saw a California's Gold episode that included a biologist who said the eco system starts to return quickly when water is present.
My name is Kendall and I’m in kings county by Tulare lake 🤣🤷♂️
Nice to meet you Kendall! Glad you found my channel.
lol.
Where is it now? 😂
Good question. I need the go see how much of it is still there. It was so strange to see areas under water this time last year.
.ust have been amazing before they drained it
Agreed. Huell Houser did an episode of California's Gold on it. It was interesting to hear how quickly fish, tadpoles, etc. return when there is water in the lake area.
Thank you Kendall! I am learning so much about my home state through your in depth videos!
I'm so glad!