Work · Artifact · in progress · 2026
Kern River flow map
Public-facing map of Kern River canals, flow points, and diversion infrastructure. Built from USGS, Bureau of Reclamation, and local district data.
- open
- water
- Kern County
- cartography
A public map of the Kern River system — the canals, diversion points, and flow stations that move water across the southern Central Valley. The data is already public (USGS, Bureau of Reclamation, local districts) but scattered across a dozen formats; this collects it into a single readable view.
Why it matters
Most Central Valley water policy debates are carried out as if everyone involved shares a mental model of the physical water system. They don’t. Making the map visible is a precondition for having an informed conversation.
Status
In progress. Source data and code will be open when it ships.