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Article: River revival.(San Joaquin River in California's Central Valley)(Brief Article)
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- Sunset
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- March 1, 2001
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The Central Valley's San Joaquin River is being restored a stretch at a time--for wildlife and for recreation
Part the reeds edging a dirt trail a few miles below Friant Dam on the San Joaquin River near Fresno, and you'll catch sight of a rock-rimmed swimming hole. Upstream the waterway descends gently in a series of small waterfalls, dodging huge boulders; downstream it disappears behind a thicket of willows. At the river's edge, a school of small, dark fish darts away as a shadow crosses the water.
Twenty years ago few people could have imagined that the San Joaquin River, a waterway that has been called one of California's most damaged, would ever ...