The diversion of water for a Southern California Edison hydroelectric plant reduces the flow of the Kern River for nearly 16 miles. A group of boaters protested by carrying a raft along this ...

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Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A group carries their raft on a road beside the Kern River to protest water diversions that often leave nearly 16 miles of the ...

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A group carries their raft on a road beside the Kern River to protest water diversions that often leave nearly 16 miles of the river impassable. It started out like a typical whitewater rafting trip ...