Canyon Lake (Lake, California)
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| Geographical location | Riverside County , California , USA | |
| Tributaries | San Jacinto River , Salt Creek | |
| Drain | San Jacinto River | |
| Places on the shore | Canyon Lake | |
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| Coordinates | 33 ° 40 ′ 34 " N , 117 ° 16 ′ 24" W | |
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| Altitude above sea level | 416 m | |
| surface | 2.12 km² | |
| volume | 14,291,000 m³ | |
| scope | 24 km | |
| Catchment area | 1720 km² | |
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particularities |
Reservoir |
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The Canyon Lake (also known as Railroad Canyon Reservoir is) a dam in the town named after him Canyon Lake in Riverside County in the US state of California . It belongs to the Elsinore Valley Municipal Water District.
The backwater supplies 10% of the residents in the area around Lake Elsinore and Canyon Lake with drinking water via the Canyon Lake Water Treatment Plant .
geography
Located within the city of the same name, Canyon Lake in Riverside County , California , Canyon Lake is 416 m above sea level. The lake covers an area of 212 ha, has a circumference of 24 km and holds 14,291,000 m² of water. The catchment area has a size of 1720 km².
Canyon Lake is fed by water from the San Jacinto River and Salt Creek . Excess water from the reservoir is also fed back into the San Jacinto River.
history
The reservoir was built in 1928. It started with the dam in the Railroad Canyon . In 1929 the entire facility was completed.