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California rivers have been running high during the melt of this year's snowpack, contributing to deaths or disappearances of several people and prompting the closure of some rivers to recreational use.

If the lake were to suddenly reappear as it once was, Lemoore and Kettleman City homeowners would have lakefront property, Alpaugh would be an island and Corcoran would be under

Residents of Kings and Fresno counties who attended a town hall meeting this week were told by officials that water release rates into the Kings River will likely stay approximately

The San Joaquin and Kings rivers remain closed in Fresno County as the snowpack begins to melt.

Temperatures across California started to rise Wednesday, but forecasters said the heat wave should be short-lived, with a cold front on the horizon that could limit the worst of snowmelt flooding risks.

Temperatures in the San Joaquin Valley will climb to the high 80s and mid-90s this week, melting deep Sierra snowpack and triggering potential floods.

Temperatures in the San Joaquin Valley will climb to the high 80s and mid-90s this week, melting deep Sierra snowpack and triggering potential floods.

Nighttime temperatures are also expected to be warmer than usual — around 40 degrees — meaning Sierra snowmelt could start to happen 24 hours a day, UCLA climate scientist Daniel Swain said.

Like someone flipped a switch, the calendar change from March to April also suddenly turned the water spigot off over the South Valley.

Snowmelt will speed up over the five-day period ending April 26, climate scientists predict.