Kesterson Lake
Kesterson may refer to: *Kesterson National Wildlife Refuge, wetland environment in California *Kesterson Reservoir, part of the San Luis National Wildlife Refuge in California * Kesterson-Watkins House, farm house in Tazewell, Tennessee, US *Lorna Kesterson Lorna J. Kesterson (December 30, 1925 – January 16, 2012) was an American journalist, newspaper editor and politician. She served as the first female mayor of the city of Henderson, Nevada, for two consecutive four-year terms from 1985 to 199 ...

Kesterson National Wildlife Refuge
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. Westlands-Kesterson Timeline * 1952 - Westlands Water District is formed and would become the nation's largest Water district covering 600,000 acres * 1961 - United States Bureau of Reclamation (USBR) agrees to build San Luis Reserv ...
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Kesterson Reservoir
The Kesterson Reservoir is part of the current San Luis National Wildlife Refuge in California. Formerly a unit of the Kesterson National Wildlife Refuge, the reservoir was an important stopping point for migratory waterfowl. Kesterson once consisted of 12 evaporation ponds totaling approximately 1,280 acres, and was historically used for agricultural drainage. Kesterson gained national attention during the latter half of the 20th century due to selenium toxicity and rapid die off of migratory waterfowl, fish, insects, plants and algae. The reservoir was closed in 1986, and concentrations of selenium at the site have continued to be monitored throughout remediation efforts. Background The Kesterson National Wildlife Refuge is located approximately 18 miles west of Merced County in the San Luis National Wildlife Refuge, in the San Joaquin Valley of central California. The refuge is 26,609 acres (107.68 km2) and includes a variety of wetland and riparian habitat which support ...
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Kesterson-Watkins House
The Kesterson-Watkins House is a historic two-story farm house in Tazewell, Tennessee. It was built in 1900 by Gary H. Kesterson, a tobacco farmer, and designed in the Victorian architectural style. With It was purchased by Kesterson's son-in-law, White Gibson, in 1920, and later inherited by Gibson's daughter, Thelma Gibson Watkins. It has been listed on the National Register of Historic Places since April 26, 1982. References National Register of Historic Places in Claiborne County, Tennessee Victorian architecture in Tennessee Houses completed in 1900 {{ClaiborneCountyTN-NRHP-stub ...
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