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Lake Mathews is a large reservoir in Riverside County, California, located in the Cajalco Canyon in the foothills of the Temescal Mountains. [1] [2] It is the western terminus for the Colorado River Aqueduct that provides much of the water used by the cities and water districts of the Metropolitan Water District of Southern California (MWD).
The lake is adjacent to the 9,000-acre (3,600 ha) San Jacinto Wildlife Area, [5] which is owned and managed by the California Department of Fish and Wildlife and open to the public. It features restored wetlands and wildlife habitat. Mystic Lake is a high priority acquisition area for the Department to add to the Wildlife Area. [6]
Fairmount Park is a park in Riverside, California, designated by the Riverside Cultural Heritage Board as Landmark No. 69. [ 1 ] The park's band shell, designed in 1920 by Mission-style architect Arthur Burnett Benton, is separately designated as Landmark No. 10. [ 1 ] The park is located at 2601 Fairmount Boulevard, and lies SouthEast of the ...
It is named after Robert A. Skinner, general manager of the Metropolitan Water District from 1962 to 1967, who was instrumental in negotiating Metropolitan's contract with the California Department of Water Resources for delivery of water from Northern California. [4] Lake Skinner is a popular recreation area, featuring sailing, fishing ...
Riverside County, California. Coordinates. 33°44′51″N 117°26′28″W / 33.74750°N 117.44111°W / 33.74750; -117.44111. Type. reservoir. Surface elevation. 1,122 feet (342 m) Lee Lake, is a reservoir created by the Lee Lake 818-002 Dam across Temescal Creek, in Riverside County, California. It lies at an elevation of 1,122 ...
It is located on Temecula Creek, in the Butterfield Valley, south of Oak Mountain, of the Black Hills, in the Santa Margarita River watershed. It is approximately 15 miles (24 km) east of Temecula. [1] Vail Lake covers approximately 1,100 acres (4.5 km 2) and has a storage capacity of 51,000 acre-feet (63,000,000 m 3), [2] although it currently ...
1 Shore length is not a well-defined measure. Canyon Lake, sometimes referenced as Railroad Canyon Reservoir, is a reservoir created in 1928 by the construction of the Railroad Canyon Dam in Railroad Canyon or (San Jacinto Canyon) in the Temescal Mountains of southwestern Riverside County, California. The reservoir covers approximately 525 ...
Lake Elsinore is the largest natural freshwater lake in Southern California. With its own 750-mi 2 (1,900-km 2) watershed, it is situated at the lowest point within the San Jacinto River watershed of 750 sq mi (1,900 km 2) [clarification needed], at the terminus of the San Jacinto River. It is the terminal lake of a partially closed basin ...