All three forks of the Kings River originate as snowmelt in the high Sierra Nevada mountains. The Middle and South Forks begin in Kings … See more

Although most of the original wetlands and riparian zones in the valley have been lost to development, narrow riparian corridors still exist along 40 miles (64 km) of the Kings River between … See more

The Kings River country was not an attractive site for early settlers, because for most of its lower course the river flows in an incised channel between low bluffs (an area known as the Centerville Bottoms), leaving the surrounding plains high and dry, … See more

The upper reaches of the Kings River, including the entirety of the Middle Fork and most of the South Fork, flow through rugged backcountry that can be reached only by foot or on … See more

The Kings River is the largest river draining the southern Sierra Nevada. Its average annual flow of 1,791,000 acre-feet (2.209 km ) makes it larger than the Kern, Kaweah and Tule … See more

At the time of first European contact, at least 5,000, but possibly as many as 15,000–20,000 Native Americans lived along the lower Kings River and its many branches in the … See more

Irrigation
Almost all of the Kings River's water is consumed for agriculture. The river irrigates about 1.1 million acres (4,500 km ) of some of the most productive farmland in the United States; in 2009 the Kings delta produced … See more