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Common eiders (Somateria mollissima) in the breeding season on Texel, the Netherlands. The common eider (pronounced / ˈ aɪ. d ər /) (Somateria mollissima), also called St. Cuthbert's duck or Cuddy's duck, is a large (50–71 cm (20–28 in) in body length) sea-duck that is distributed over the northern coasts of Europe, North America and eastern Siberia.
The eiders (/ ˈ aɪ. d ər /) are large seaducks in the genus Somateria.The three extant species all breed in the cooler latitudes of the Northern Hemisphere. [2]The down feathers of eider ducks and some other ducks and geese, are used to fill pillows and quilts—they have given the name to the type of quilt known as an eiderdown.
Miramar Reservoir is a reservoir in the Scripps Ranch community of San Diego, California. Owned, operated and maintained by the City of San Diego, the reservoir and its 165-foot tall earthen embankment dam were completed in 1960 as part of the second San Diego Aqueduct project. [ 1 ]
Lake Hodges is a lake and reservoir in San Diego, California. It is about 31 miles (50 km) north of downtown San Diego , just north of the Rancho Bernardo community, and just south of the city's border with Escondido .
This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 22 December 2024. Reservoir in San Diego, California Lake Murray Lake Murray viewed from the air Lake Murray Show map of California Lake Murray Show map of the United States Location San Diego, California Coordinates 32°47′10″N 117°02′39″W / 32.7861°N 117.0442°W / 32.7861; -117. ...
Lake Tahoe is the second deepest lake in the U.S. In terms of area covered, the largest lake in California is the Salton Sea, a lake formed in 1905 which is now saline.It occupies 376 square miles (970 km 2) in the southeast corner of the state, but because it is shallow it only holds about 7.5 million acre⋅ft (2.4 trillion US gal; 9.3 trillion L) of water. [2]
Chollas Creek, also referred to as Las Chollas Creek, is an urban creek in San Diego County, California, United States, that is 30 miles (48 km) long.The Chollas Creek's four branches begin in the cities of Lemon Grove and La Mesa and empties into San Diego Bay at Barrio Logan.
The lagoon is the terminus of the Escondido Creek watershed which covers an area of 54,112 acres (21,898 ha). The water in the lagoon comes from the Escondido Creek watershed and the Pacific Ocean. The Reserve is managed by the California Department of Fish and Game, [4] the County of San Diego, [5] and Nature Collective. [6]