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A river, about 201 km (125 mi) long, of central California rising in headstreams that flow through the gorges of Kings Canyon in the Sierra Nevada.
The Kings River is a major river of California,
In the foothills, the water from the river is impounded at Pine Flat Dam. In the Central Valley, the river flows south of Fresno, California, where its water is diverted for agriculture. The river channel feeds into the Tulare Lake basin, which is currently dry.
Kings River was named by Gabriel Moraga on one of the first expeditions by the Spanish to the Central Valley of California in 1806. Kings river was originally named Rio de los Santos Reyes (River of the Holy Kings).
On the valley floor the Kings River is responsible for certain groundwater recharge. There is evidence in the Hanford area that depths to groundwater are increasing, indicating concern for safe yields of this basin.[1]
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