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The lake was constructed in 1923 (102 years ago) () with the building of Henshaw Dam, an earth dam 123 feet (37 m) tall and 650 feet (200 m) long. It is owned by the Vista Irrigation District and used primarily for agricultural irrigation. The lake features opportunities for catfish and carp fishing. Boats and cabins are available for rental.
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]
The dam that forms Lake Henshaw is the only one directly on the river itself. However, tributaries in the river's watershed are extensively dammed. The San Luis Rey River has natural river banks, except for the last 7 miles (11 km) where it flows through a 400-foot-wide (120 m) earthen channel with levees to prevent stormwater from flooding Oceanside.
Rancho San José del Valle (also called "Rancho Agua Caliente" or "Warner's Rancho") was a 26,689-acre (108.01 km 2) Mexican land grant in present-day San Diego County, California, given in 1840 by Governor Juan B. Alvarado to José Antonio Pico, and then given in 1844 by Governor Manuel Micheltorena to Juan José Warner. [1]
The lake occupies the lowest elevations of the trough, known as the Salton Sink, where the lake surface is 236.0 ft (71.9 m) below sea level as of January 2018. [101] The deepest point of the lake is only 5 ft (1.5 m) higher than the lowest point of Death Valley .
Juan Jose Warner received the 26,689-acre (108.01 km 2) Rancho San Jose del Valle Mexican land grant in 1844, and renamed the area Warner Springs. [4] Also in 1844, the asistencia's lands on the south became part of the Rancho Santa Ysabel Mexican land grant.
Lake Henshaw, a lake in California; Henshaw Cave, part of Cumberland Caverns in Tennessee This page was last edited on 7 March 2015, at 14:54 (UTC). Text is ...
State Route 76 SR 76 highlighted in red Route information Maintained by Caltrans Length 52.319 mi (84.199 km) Existed 1964 –present Major junctions West end I-5 in Oceanside Major intersections I-15 near Pala East end SR 79 near Lake Henshaw Location Country United States State California Counties San Diego Highway system State highways in California Interstate US State Scenic History Pre ...