FRESNO COUNTY, CALIFORNIA

LOCATION

COUNTY:Fresno County

STATE:California

SAN JOAQUIN RIVER

Placer gravels along the San Joaquin River produced 121,000 ounces between 1880 and 1959, when it was part of Madera County. All sand and gravel operations along the San Joaquin River between Friant and Herndon had rich placer gold operations. At the Friant Dam the gravel excavated for use in building the dam produced $196,977 in placer gold between 1940-42.