- Vail Lake
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lake_name = Vail Lake
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location =Riverside County, California
coords = coord|33|29|46|N|116|58|34|W|region:US_type:waterbody|display=inline,title
type =reservoir
inflow = Temecula Creek, Kolb Creek, Wilson Creek
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basin_countries = United States
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volume = 61,500,000 m³
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cities =Vail Lake is a large reservoir in western
Riverside County, California , located onTemecula Creek in theSanta Margarita River watershed, approximately 15 miles east of Temecula.wikicite | id= USGS-1 | reference= "Vail Lake Quadrangle California, Map." United States Geological Survey, 1953, Photorevised 1982, USGS Topographic Map, 7.5-Minute Series (Topographic), scale 1:24,000.]It covers approximately 1,100 acres (4.5 km²) and has a storage capacity of 51,000 acre-feet (64,000,000 m³), citation
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=2007-02-20] although it currently contains about 34,000 acre feet (42,000,000 m³) of water.citation
url=http://www.pe.com/localnews/southwest/stories/PE_News_Local_S_swet08.3a363f8.html
title=Water pressures: District strategizes to meet demand, save
last=O'Leary
first=Tim
newspaper=The Riverside Press Enterprise
date=2006-01-08
accessdate=2007-02-20]It was created in 1948 when the owners of the Vail Ranch constructed the 132-foot high Vail Lake Dam, which has been owned and operated by the
Rancho California Water District since 1978.cite web
url=http://www.oldtemecula.com/history/history1.htm
title=Temecula History: A Chronology 1797-1993
author=Gerstbacher, Emily
publisher=oldtemecula.com
accessdate=2007-02-20]Vail Lake is supplied by storm water runoff from Kolb, Temecula, and Wilson Creeks. Surface water stored in the lake is used to help replenish local ground water supplies through recharge operations.cite web
url=http://www.ranchowater.com/quality.aspx
title=Water Quality
publisher=Rancho California Water District
accessdate=2007-02-20]The property surrounding Vail Lake is privately owned, and recreational access to the lake is privately controlled. The Butterfield Country Recreation Park was established in 1968 to provide public access to the lake and its marina, but the park was closed by its owners in 1989. In 1995, a members-only resort facility was opened at the location of the former park; and in 2000, the area was re-opened to the public on an annual-fee basis. Recreational activities at Vail Lake include fishing, boating, RV and tent camping, horseback riding, mountain biking, miniature golf and swimming. citation
url=http://www.scma.com/news/jul2002.pdf
contribution="Vail Lake: Southern California's Boating and Fishing Secret"
title=SCMA Headings
publisher=Southern California Marine Association
date=July 2002
accessdate=2007-02-20]Land near Vail Lake is the only known native habitat of the endangered flowering shrub "
Ceanothus ophiochilus ", which was named the Vail Lake ceanothus when it was discovered in 1989.References
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