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Lake Hodges Dam is a multiple-arch dam that sits on the San Dieguito River. It was commissioned by the Volcan Water Company and designed by John S. Eastwood.It was completed in 1918 (107 years ago) (), and later purchased by the city of San Diego. [7]
Dixon Reservoir, also known as Dixon Lake, is a small man-made reservoir in Escondido, California. It has been regularly noted to produce the largest kind of largemouth bass in the world. Dixon Lake is considered a popular place for picnics, camping, and fishing.
The Lake Hodges Bridge is a component of Interstate 15 that spans Lake Hodges in San Diego, California, just south of the city limits of Escondido. It is an important part of San Diego's north–south transportation axis. Depending on the amount of rainfall in San Diego County, Lake Hodges's water level fluctuates significantly.
Dixon Lake has about 34 campsites which look out over the lake and/or over Escondido. There are several trails that follow the shoreline of Dixon Lake, as well as several fishing areas and floating docks on both sides of the lake. While entrance to the park is free, the city charges $5.00 on Saturdays and Sundays for taking a car into the park.
The San Dieguito River is a major river in Southern California, United States.Its headwaters rise on the southern slope of the Volcan Mountains in San Diego County, and the river flows generally southwest for 23.8 miles (38.3 km), [3] draining 346 square miles (900 km 2) before emptying into the Pacific Ocean 20 miles (32 km) north of San Diego.
When Lake Hodges Dam was built in 1917–1918, the area began to develop rapidly. The creation of the 12,000-acre (49 km 2 ) Santa Fe Irrigation District in 1918 ensured that the area from Rancho Santa Fe through Solana Beach would prosper and expand.
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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]