Lake Arrowhead Reservoir
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| Location | San Bernardino County, California |
| Coordinates | 34°15′52″N 117°11′07″W / 34.2644°N 117.1852°WCoordinates: 34°15′52″N 117°11′07″W / 34.2644°N 117.1852°W |
| Lake type | Reservoir |
| Basin countries | United States |
| Surface area | 780 acres (320 ha) |
| Water volume | 48,000 acre·ft (59,000,000 m3) |
| Surface elevation | 5,125 ft (1,562 m) |
| Settlements | Lake Arrowhead |
| References | U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: |
Lake Arrowhead is an artificial lake with a surface area of approximately 780 acres (3.2 km²) and a capacity of 48,000 acre·ft (59,000,000 m3).[1] It is surrounded by the unincorporated community of Lake Arrowhead in San Bernardino County, California.
The lake was originally intended to serve as part of a major waterworks project to provide irrigation water to the San Bernardino Valley, and construction of the Lake Arrowhead Dam began towards that end in 1904. However, the original project was halted due to litigation over water supplies to land owners on the desert side of the mountains. Construction of the dam was completed in 1922 by the Arrowhead Lake Company, a Los Angeles syndicate, as part of a plan to develop the area into a resort.[2]
Use of the lake is currently controlled by the Arrowhead Lake Association, which maintains the lake for the recreational use of its members.[3] The Lake Arrowhead Community Services District withdraws water from the lake for treatment and distribution to local residents for potable use.[4]
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- ^ "Dams Within the Jurisdiction of the State of California: Listed Alphabetically By Name of Dam (A-G)". California Department of Water Resources, Division of Dam Safety. http://www.water.ca.gov/damsafety/docs/Juris(A-G)1.pdf. Retrieved 2010-10-14.
- ^ "Lake Arrowhead History". bigbear.us. http://www.bigbear.us/arrow.html. Retrieved 2007-02-21.
- ^ "What is the Arrowhead Lake Association (ALA)?". Arrowhead Lake Association. http://www.ala-ca.org/mapper/faq01. Retrieved 2007-02-21.
- ^ "Water Services". Lake Arrowhead Community Services District. http://www.lakearrowheadcsd.com/Index.aspx?page=154. Retrieved 2007-02-21.
