Kesterson National Wildlife Refuge (Calif.)
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- Work cat.: U.S. Cong. House. Comm. Interior and Insular Affairs. Agricultural drainage problems and contamination at Kesterson Reservoir, 1985.
- GNIS, Jan. 11, 2001(Kesterson National Wildlife Refuge, Calif., Merced Co., 37⁰15ʹ30ʺN, 120⁰53ʹ30ʺW)
- 1991 Refuge Managers' address list:p. 3 (Kesterson National Wildlife Refuge)
Wikipedia description:
The Kesterson National Wildlife Refuge was an artificial wetland environment, created using agricultural runoff from farmland in California's Central Valley. The irrigation water is transported to the valley from sources in the Sierra Nevada via the California Aqueduct. Minerals from these sources are carried in the water and concentrated by evaporation from aqueducts, canals, and fields. This has resulted in an exceptionally high accumulation of selenium and other minerals in the wetlands. Wildlife in this region suffered deformities due to selenium poisoning, drawing the attention of news media and leading to the closure of the refuge. Kesterson Reservoir was a unit of the refuge but is now part of San Luis National Wildlife Refuge.
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