Lake Hemet
Lake Hemet is a water storage reservoir located in the San Jacinto Mountains in Mountain Center, Riverside County, California, with a capacity of 14,000 acre-feet (17,000,000 m3) of water. It was created in 1895 with the construction of Lake Hemet Dam. Originally built by a private company, today it is owned and operated by the Lake Hemet Municipal Water District (LHMWD).
| Lake Hemet | |
|---|---|
Lake Hemet Lake Hemet | |
| Location | Mountain Center, Riverside County, California |
| 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) |
| Water volume | 14,000 acre-feet (17,000,000 m3) |
| 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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