Lake Hodges is a lake and reservoir located in Southern California, about 31 miles (50Â km) north of San Diego and just south of Escondido, California. When full, the reservoir has 1,234 acres (4.99Â km2), a maximum water depth of 115 feet (35Â m), and 27 miles (43Â km) of shoreline. Lake Hodges has a total capacity of 30,251 acre-feet of water. Interstate 15 crosses Lake Hodges via the Lake Hodges Bridge. Approximately 1,000 feet (300Â m) west of the I-15 freeway bridge is a bicycle/pedestrian bridge which opened on May 15, 2009 and is the longest stressed ribbon bridge in the world.
Lake Hodges is owned by the city of San Diego, and supplies water to the San Dieguito Water District and Santa Fe Irrigation District.
Lake Hodges DamEdit
Lake Hodges Dam is a multiple-arch dam that sits on the San Dieguito River. It was commissioned by the Volcan Water Company and designed by John S. Eastwood. It was completed in 1918, and later purchased by the city of San Diego. Water from the Lake Hodges Reservoir services the customers of the Santa Fe Irrigation District and the San Dieguito Water District.
Recent eventsEdit
In 2005, the San Diego County Water Authority, in conjunction with the City of San Diego, began work on a pipeline to connect Hodges Reservoir with Olivenhain Reservoir. The project was completed in 2012. The connection provides the ability to store 20,000 acre feet (25,000,000Â m3) of water at Hodges Reservoir for emergency use.
See alsoEdit
- Lake Hodges Bridge
- List of dams and reservoirs in California
- List of lakes in California
ReferencesEdit
External linksEdit
- Hodgee, the Lake Hodges Monster, Lake Hodges Scientific Research Center
- Hodges Reservoir - City of San Diego
- U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Lake Hodges
- Lake Hodges Projects, via SDCWA.org
