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The area upstream from the dam contains 2,255 sq mi (5,840 km 2) of the watershed's 2,650 sq mi (6,900 km 2). The dam's construction was authorized in 1936 and the flood of 1938 demonstrated its necessity. Construction was completed in 1941. Prado Flood Control Basin also provides water storage for groundwater recharge operations.
Watershed delineation is the process of identifying the boundary of a watershed, also referred to as a catchment, drainage basin, or river basin.It is an important step in many areas of environmental science, engineering, and management, for example to study flooding, aquatic habitat, or water pollution.
Prado Reservoir is a reservoir in northwestern Riverside County and southwestern San Bernardino County, a couple of miles west of the city of Corona, in the U.S. state of California. The reservoir has a capacity of 362,000 acre-feet (447,000,000 m 3 ) and is formed by Prado Dam on the Santa Ana River .
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.
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Springs of Riverside County, California (12 P) Pages in category "Bodies of water of Riverside County, California" This category contains only the following page.
Riverside County is a county located in the southern portion of the U.S. state of California.As of the 2020 census, the population was 2,418,185, [3] [5] making it the fourth-most populous county in California and the 10th-most populous in the United States.
Temecula Creek, formerly known as the Temecula River, [2] runs 32.6 miles (52.5 km) [3] through southern Riverside County, California, United States, past the rural communities of Radec and Aguanga, and ending 0.5 miles (0.80 km) southeast of the original city center of Temecula. The creek is filled with boulders and is typically dry and sandy.