Looking up the San Joaquin River Pollasky California

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Title

Looking up the San Joaquin River Pollasky California

Subject

Rivers -- California -- Fresno County -- Photographs.; San Joaquin River (Calif.) -- Photographs.

Description

The San Joaquin River Basin encompasses nearly 15,000 square miles. The river's headwaters begin life as snow on the peaks of the Sierra Nevada Mountains seen in the background. Most of the Sierra's annual average 80 to 90 inches of snowpack eventually melts toward the valley floor during the summer. Friant Dam was built at Pollasky (called Friant after 1921) in the 1940s creating Millerton Lake. Because of the number and variety of individuals and groups it benefits, the San Joaquin River has earned the title of "California's hardest working and most fought-over waterway".

Source

1 Photographic print :b&w ;9 x 14 cm.

Publisher

San Joaquin Valley Library System

Date

ca 1907

Contributor

Fresno County Public Library

Rights

This image is being made available for educational and research purposes only, under the "fair use" clause of the U.S. Copyright Law (Title 17, U.S.C.) Further questions regarding the image or its use may be directed to the Fresno County Public Library, Heritage Center, 2420 Mariposa St, Fresno, CA 93721. Phone: 559-600-6230 HeritageCenter@fresnolibrary.org

Relation

SJV Photo Heritage

Format

image/jpeg

Language

en

Type

Image

Identifier

frp0167

Coverage

ca 1907

Files

frp0167a.jpg

Citation

“Looking up the San Joaquin River Pollasky California,” San Joaquin Valley Library System Digital Collections, accessed December 24, 2024, http://digital.sjvls.org/document/1813.

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