Millerton Lake/Friant Dam Drone Views
DJI Phantom 4 pro at Millerton Lake Friant CA 2019
The Werewolf of Millerton Lake
Millerton Lake is an artificial lake near the town of Friant about 15 mi (24 km) north of downtown Fresno. The reservoir was created by the construction of Friant Dam on the San Joaquin River which with the lake serves as much of the county line between Fresno County to the south and Madera County to the north.
Part of the Central Valley Project, the dam was built by the United States Bureau of Reclamation and was completed in 1942. The lake stores water for irrigation, which is distributed by the Madera and Friant-Kern Canals to the San Joaquin Valley. It has a capacity of 520,528 acre·ft (642,062 dam3).
Secondary uses include flood control and recreation, including swimming, fishing, water skiing and camping. A 25 MW hydroelectric plant operated by the Friant Power Authority produces electricity from large releases and two smaller plants use water released for a fish hatchery and to maintain minimum-flow in the river.
Prior to the construction of Friant Dam, the current lake bed was the site of the town of Millerton, the first county seat of Fresno County.
CALIFORNIA CENTRAL VALLEY PROJECT SAN JOAQUIN RIVER CANAL & IRRIGATION SYSTEM FILM 63384
Presented by the U.S. Department of the Interior Bureau of Reclamation and produced by Raphael Wolff Studios, California Central Valley Basin is an educational film on the Central Valley Project (CVP), highlighting the project’s dams, reservoirs, canals, and water distribution throughout California’s Central Valley Basin. The film opens with shots of the San Joaquin River and the canals of the valley. The CVP allows for better flood control and more consistent irrigation of the basin, enabling higher yields in the produce grown there. Orchards are irrigated by the project (00:45); a tractor plows soil on a farm in the valley (01:04). The film shows various shots of the valley, including farms, fields, towns, and grocery stores. A topographical map shows Central Valley with the Sacramento and San Joaquin Rivers running through it. A couple fishes at one of the valley’s canals (04:17). Graphics are used to show how the damming of the San Joaquin River diverts water to more arid areas of Central Valley. The film then takes viewers to Shasta Dam, with Shasta Lake and Mt. Shasta in the background (05:56). A boat motors out on Shasta Lake (06:30). A hydroelectric dam on the Sacramento River generates power for the region (07:11). A man goes waterskiing on Shasta Lake (07:55). An elderly couple picnic at a spot overlooking Shasta Lake. The film then shows the American River (08:44) with its levies and Folsom Dam (09:18). People swim in Folsom Reservoir and sailboats sail on the lake (09:30). A salmon ladder assists the migration of salmon at Folsom Dam (09:54). Aerial footage shows the delta area of Central Valley (10:52). The film then takes viewers to the Delta Cross Chanel, where water from the Sacramento River is diverted at Walnut Grove and moved to the Tracy Pumping Plant (11:29). A man observes small fish in a holding tank at the Tracy Pumping Plant (12:38). Another beneficiary of the CVP is the Mendota Wildlife Area, which features wild ducks and geese (14:53). People enjoy water recreation at Millerton Lake (15:30). Madera Canal transports water flowing from Friant Dam (17:46). The film then features footage of Contra Costa Canal (18:19), Sly Park Dam and Jenkinson Lake (18:50), the city of Sacramento (20:10), then it ends with shots from around the basin, including farms and orchards, dams, and canals.
The Central Valley Project (CVP) is a federal water management project in the U.S. state of California under the supervision of the United States Bureau of Reclamation (USBR). It was devised in 1933 in order to provide irrigation and municipal water to much of California's Central Valley—by regulating and storing water in reservoirs in the northern half of the state (once considered water-rich but suffering water-scarce conditions more than half the year in most years), and transporting it to the water-poor San Joaquin Valley and its surroundings by means of a series of canals, aqueducts and pump plants, some shared with the California State Water Project (SWP). Many CVP water users are represented by the Central Valley Project Water Association.
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The Most Endangered River in America
The San Joaquin River is the most endangered river currently in the United States. The San Joaquin River Restoration Program is in full stride to revitalize the once promising waters of the Central Valley. With help from the California Fish and Wildlife, the SJRRP released over 40 developed fish into the river at Lost Lake in Friant, CA.
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California Sunset Millerton Lake Aug 2 2013
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Honey Lake TE24, Janesville CA, Scenic views & images from rest area on US 395.
SSGL here with another video editor app practice vid, this time about another lake located in the state of California. Was able to pull over and take some brief shots of the area.
All shots where then edited using the DU Recorder app, to include the music. As my phone's camera doesn't have a stabilizer, such was the only thing done in You Tube (Video Enhancements).
After YouTube took down it's own editor, I now once again need to learn to be skillful, practicing doing smallish vids, before going for the bigger vlogs like before.
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CampgroundViews.com - Toad Springs Campground Frazier Park California CA US Forest Service
takes user submitted videos combined with professional editing to provide tent and RV campers with a first person view of a campground or RV park. Toad Springs Campground near Frazier Park California is a primitive campground in Los Padres National Forest which offers 5 campground sites. Music Licensed From MusicBakery.com
CampgroundViews.com - Mount Pinos Campground Frazier Park California CA US Forest Service
takes user submitted videos combined with professional editing to provide tent and RV campers with a first person view of a campground or RV park. Mount Pinos Campground is located about 15 miles from Frazier Park California and a one hour drive from the greater Los Angeles area. The campground is open Memorial Weekend through September 15 and offers 19 family campsites for tents and RVs. US Forest Service campground managed by concessionaire. Music Licensed From MusicBakery.com
California State Fish Hatchery in Fillmore
The State Fish Hatchery in Fillmore is less than a mile from downtown Fillmore, going east on Highway 126. Bring dimes to purchase fish food and watch these hungry guys jump out of the water to chow down. My kids were thrilled for about 15 minutes...at which point they were quickly done as we made our way back to the train station downtown. Additional, newer footage at
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Tales of the San Joaquin: A River Restored 2014 short
Tales of the San Joaquin presents a contemporary and historical overview of California's San Joaquin River. For sixty years the river had been completely dried by water diversion for agriculture. After a twenty-year lawsuit, the river is now being restored as a habitat for spawning salmon. This is the story of that river.