Stine Canal is an irrigation
canal
Canals or artificial waterways are waterways or engineered channels built for drainage management (e.g. flood control and irrigation) or for conveyancing water transport vehicles (e.g. water taxi). They carry free, calm surface ...
in
Kern County
Kern County is a county (United States), county located in the U.S. state of California. As of the 2020 United States census, 2020 census, the population was 909,235. Its county seat is Bakersfield, California, Bakersfield.
Kern County compris ...
,
California
California () is a U.S. state, state in the Western United States that lies on the West Coast of the United States, Pacific Coast. It borders Oregon to the north, Nevada and Arizona to the east, and shares Mexico–United States border, an ...
. It originates from the
Carrier Canal adjacent to
SR 99 (Golden State Freeway). It terminates at a reservoir on Bear Mountain Boulevard (
SR 223), just east of Gosford Road.
[Darling, Curtis. ''Kern County Place Names''. The Kern County Historical Society. 2003. . Page: 75.]
From the diversion, the canal travels south, following North Stine Road. After passing Stockdale Highway, North Stine Road becomes Stine Road. Around Ming Avenue, both the road and the canal turns southwest. Just south of Planz Avenue, Farmers Canal branches from Stine Canal, traveling west. Stine canal continues south, roughly parallel to Stine Road. At Taft Highway (
SR 119), the canal shifts west, and runs parallel to Ashe Road. It continues traveling south, but continues to shift west. It eventually terminates at a reservoir on Bear Mountain Boulevard, just east of Gosford Road.
References
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Canals of Kern County, California