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No idea, really, but J G Boswell (largest farming operation in the world -- and it's privately owned) owns most of the land there, and much of the water rights heading into it. Mark Arax has a book called "The King of California" that tells the story.
These people would probably be able to answer your question more directly and completely:
Tulare Basin Wildlife Partners
http://sanjoaquinvalley.org/tbwp/
Tulare Lake Basin Water Storage District
(no web site known)
Also see, for historical context and related legal battles:
http://query.nytimes.com/gst/abstract.html?res=9D05EFDC1F3DE433A25756C1A96E9C94699ED7CF
http://www.propertyrightsresearch.org/2005/articles01/tulare_lake_basin_water_storage_.htm
What else can I help you with?
How does ocean water go to a lake?
It goes to a lake from the aqifer. Aquifer in a natural layer of water underneath the ground.
How do you pronounce Tulare Lake?
too-larry -life
Why is an underground lake an aquifer?
An underground lake becomes an aquifer when it is a permeable layer of rock or sediment that holds and transmits groundwater. Aquifers can store and supply large quantities of water to wells and springs.
Does your water come from a river lake or underground aquifer?
My water comes from a large dam just outside my city.
Where is the recharge zone for the Ozark plateau aquifer?
The main recharge zone is mizzoula lake in kansas. It contains some what contaminated water that seeps in to the Ozark Aquifer. Your Welcome.
What does a country need in order for more farmland to be irrigated?
Water reservoirs that are often man-made, pipelines that extend from a lake or river to fields, or a large underground aquifer to source their water from, such as the Ogallala Aquifer in the United States.
What is the difference between a dammed lake and a aquifer?
A dammed lake is a man-made reservoir created by blocking a river with a dam to store water for various uses. An aquifer is an underground layer of rock or soil that holds water, serving as a natural reservoir. Dammed lakes are surface water sources, while aquifers store water underground.
What could be the source of irrigation water?
An aquifer, a river, a lake or a dam. Also in desert countries the sea could be a source if desalination is used.
Where does Round Rock TX get its water from?
Round Rock, TX gets its water from various sources including the Edwards Aquifer, the Trinity Aquifer, Lake Travis, and the Brazos River. The city also has its own groundwater supply wells and a water treatment plant to provide safe drinking water to its residents.
What is the difference between an aquifer and a watershed?
An aquifer is an underground layer of water-bearing rock or sediment that holds and transmits groundwater. A watershed, on the other hand, is an area of land where all the water drains into a common outlet like a river, lake, or ocean. Aquifers supply water to watersheds through groundwater flow.
How swamp is formed?
That source may be the ocean, a lake, a river, or even aquifer.
What is the difference between an aquifer and watershed?
AQUIFER-Rock formation/its derivatives where ground water occurs and move but invisible WATERSHED-it is a land surface unit where we alllive and surface water occurs& is visible
