Lake Hemet
Reservoir in Riverside County, California / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Lake Hemet is a water storage reservoir located in the San Jacinto Mountains in Mountain Center, Riverside County, California,[1] with a capacity of 14,000 acre-feet (17,000,000 m3)[2] of water. It was created in 1895 with the construction of Lake Hemet Dam.[3] Originally built by a private company, today it is owned and operated by the Lake Hemet Municipal Water District (LHMWD).
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Lake Hemet | |
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Location | Mountain Center, Riverside County, California[1] |
Coordinates | 33°39′58″N 116°41′35″W |
Lake type | reservoir |
Primary inflows | San Jacinto River |
Primary outflows | San Jacinto River |
Basin countries | United States |
Surface area | 470 acres (190 ha)[2] |
Water volume | 14,000 acre-feet (17,000,000 m3)[2] |
Shore length1 | 12 mi (19 km) |
Surface elevation | 4,340 ft (1,323 m) |
1 Shore length is not a well-defined measure. |
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