Lake Skinner

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location = Riverside County, California
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type = reservoir
inflow = Colorado River Aqueduct, State Water Project
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Lake Skinner is a large reservoir in western Riverside County, California, located at the foot of Bachelor Mountain in the Auld Valley, approximately 10 miles (15 km) northeast of Temecula. [wikicite | id= USGS-1 | reference= "Bachelor Mtn. Quadrangle California, Map." United States Geological Survey, 1953, Photorevised 1973, USGS Topographic Map, 7.5-Minute Series (Topographic), scale 1:24,000.] It was created in 1973 by the construction of the Skinner Clearwell Dam (expanded 1991), and currently has a capacity of 44,200 acre feet (55,000,000 m³).cite web
url=http://cdec.water.ca.gov/misc/resinfo.html
title=Reservoir Information
publisher=California Department of Water Resources, Division of Flood Management
date=2007-01-25
accessdate=2007-02-16]

Lake Skinner is operated by the Metropolitan Water District of Southern California. It is supplied by the Colorado River Aqueduct and the State Water Project, and feeds the Robert A. Skinner filtration plant, which provides treated water to 2.5 million people in Riverside and San Diego Counties. It is named after Robert A. Skinner, general manager of the Metropolitan Water District from 1962 to 1967, who was instrumental in negotiating Metropolitan's contract with the California Department of Water Resources for delivery of water from Northern California.cite web
url=http://www.mwdh2o.com/mwdh2o/pages/yourwater/plants/skinner01.html
title=Robert A. Skinner Treatment Plant
publisher=Metropolitan Water District of Southern California
accessdate=2007-02-16]

Lake Skinner is a popular recreation area, featuring sailing, fishing, swimming (in an off-reservoir swimming area), horseback riding and hiking. The Lake Skinner recreational area includes 1,400 acres (5.7 km²) of surface water and 300 acres (1.2 km²) of lakeside parkland, citation
last =Downey
first =Dave
url=http://www.nctimes.com/articles/2004/08/19/news/californian/20_30_108_18_04.txt
title=County may stay at Lake Skinner
newspaper=North County Times: The Californian
date=2004-08-18
accessdate=2007-02-16] features 158 RV sites and 300 developed campsites,cite web
url=http://www.riversidecountyparks.org/park-directory/all-parks/lake-skinner/
title=Lake Skinner
publisher=Riverside County Regional Park and Open Space District
accessdate=2007-02-16] and is the site of the annual Temecula Valley Balloon & Wine Festival and the Solar Cup competition.

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