Kern River may flow through Bakersfield all summer despite wacky weather

The Kern River watershed suffered a rapid snow melt during the record-breaking heat wave in March just like the rest of the state.

But its upper elevation snow managed to hang on, according to a report by Miguel Chavez, the hydrographic manager for the Bakersfield Water Department.

“We’re in good shape,” Chavez said during the City Council’s Water Board committee meeting on Wednesday, April 15…

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