Kern River Slough, California
# Kern River Slough, California

Kern River Slough is a former settlement in Kern County, California.

It was located on the Kern River Slough, a distributary of the Kern River, in the San Joaquin Valley. The site is 3 miles (4.8 km) west of Lamont.

## Kern River Slough Station

Kern River Slough Station was a stagecoach stop on the Butterfield Overland Mail 1st Division route from 1858 to 1861. The Butterfield Overland Mail (1857-1861) site is now registered California Historical Landmark #588.

The California Historical Landmark reads:

    NO. 588 KERN RIVER SLOUGH STATION - Just south of this point stood the Kern River Slough Station on the Butterfield Overland Stage route. Operating through present Kern County during 1858-1861, this famous line ran from St. Louis, Missouri to San Francisco until the outbreak of the Civil War.
