san joaquin river

The river we know today as the San Joaquin has had many names over the years.

Friant Dam was the fourth-largest masonry dam in the world when it was constructed between 1939-1944.

A century ago, Fresno residents could ride an electric trolley all the way to present-day Scout Island, to cool off at "Fresno Beach" on the San Joaquin River.

There's a meeting on Thursday night to discuss a proposed blast mine on the San Joaquin River. The town hall opens at 5 p.m. at the River Center, near Riverpark, with food trucks and beverages.

Fort Washington's history goes back over 175 years to Alta California General José Castro. The fort was likely the first building in what is today Fresno County.

Joaquin Arambula, one of Fresno's state assemblymen, is trying to stop a blast mine on the San Joaquin River. Federal officials say there is a "notable risk" that the mine will spill chemicals such as lead, arsenic, and other toxic chemicals into the river.

Fresno has a 200% gravel surplus. So why does CEMEX want to dig a pit deeper than Millerton Lake along one of America’s most over-extracted rivers?

The "table mountains" along the San Joaquin River are one of the Fresno area's most interesting geographic features. How did they form?

The planned Fig Garden Dam on the San Joaquin River would have made Fresno's Woodward Park lakefront property.

A freelance journalist recounts some of the highlights from a recent journey kayaking 225 miles from Tulare Lake to the Sacramento-San Joaquin River delta.