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Mission Bay (San Diego) Coordinates: 32°46′45″N 117°14′3″W. Aerial view of Mission Bay. Mission Bay is an artificial, saltwater bay located south of the Pacific Beach community of San Diego, California, created from approximately 2,000 acres (810 ha) of historical wetland, marsh, and saltwater bay habitat. The bay is part of the ...
South La Jolla State Marine Conservation Area (SMCA) and South La Jolla State Marine Reserve (SMR) are two adjoining marine protected areas that extend offshore in San Diego County on California's south coast. The two marine protected areas cover 7.51 square miles (19.5 km 2 ). The SMR protects marine life by prohibiting the removal of marine ...
In 1970, the City of San Diego incorporated the San Diego-La Jolla Underwater Park that stretched more than 2 miles (3.2 km) offshore. Responsibility for maintenance was to be shared by the City of San Diego's Department of Parks and Recreation and the California Department of Fish and Game. A 514-acre ecological reserve and marine life refuge ...
Dixon Reservoir is a small man-made reservoir [3] created by the construction of the Dixon Reservoir Dam. [1] Dixon Reservoir is in the city of Escondido, California, [4] in San Diego County. [5] Its altitude is 1,070 ft (330 m) and it has an area of 69 acres (28 ha). [4] As of September 2020, areas to fish are open to the public, at pre-marked ...
Lake Murray is a reservoir in San Diego, California, operated by the City of San Diego's Public Utilities Department. When full, the reservoir covers 171.1 acres (69.2 ha), has a maximum water depth of 95 feet (29 m), and a shoreline of 3.2 miles (5.1 km). [1] The asphalt-paved service road lining roughly two-thirds of the lake's perimeter is a ...
Famosa Slough State Marine Conservation Area. Famosa Slough State Marine Conservation Area (SMCA) is a marine protected area in San Diego on California ’s south coast. It consists of a 25-acre wetland and a 12-acre natural channel connecting to the San Diego River estuary. It is flushed by salt water from the estuary as well as rainwater from ...
In 1970, the City of San Diego incorporated the San Diego-La Jolla Underwater Park as part of a city-operated park that stretched more than 2-miles offshore. Responsibility for maintenance was to be shared by the City of San Diego's Department of Parks and Recreation and the California Department of Fish and Wildlife. A 514-acre ecological ...
The San Diego River is a river in San Diego County, California. It originates in the Cuyamaca Mountains northwest of the town of Julian, then flows to the southwest until it reaches the El Capitan Reservoir, the second-largest reservoir in the river's watershed at 112,800 acre-feet (139,100,000 m 3). Below El Capitan Dam, the river runs west ...