The dam, originally built in 1953, is undergoing a multi-year, 3-phase upgrade process designed to address issues that put the dam at the top of nation's list of critical infrastructure issues. LAKE ...

LAKE ISABELLA, Calif. (KERO) — According to the US Army Corps of Engineers, April 1 is the start of the 2023 runoff season, including the flow from Lake Isabella into the Kern River. The corps has ...

Jan. 14—The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers' Isabella Dam team is asking for clearance from Corps safety officials in Sacramento to dramatically raise the water level in Isabella Lake. After more than a ...

May 24—Water managers at Isabella Dam have been clear that the Kern River Basin's record-high snowpack meant the amount of water being released downstream from the dam would increase this spring, and ...

The US Army Corps of Engineers are preparing to use the Isabella dam’s service spillway to release water for the first time since 1983 in order to handle expected water level rise from snowpack melt.

Sort of. Both the city and the county have old plans drawn up in the unlikely event an earthquake or other problem caused Isabella Dam to suddenly collapse.They city's plan was drawn up by the ...

Sukut Construction, LLC, a nationwide heavy civil engineering general contractor, announced the appointment of Sam Aiello as Northern California general superintendent. Aiello will oversee the ...