Lake Jennings is a water supply reservoir in Lakeside in San Diego County, California.
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| Location | Lakeside, California |
| Coordinates | 32°51′28″N 116°53′16″W / 32.85778°N 116.88778°W[1] |
| Type | Artificial Lake |
| Managing agency | Helix Water District |
| Surface area | 85 acres (34 ha) |
| Surface elevation | 700 ft (210 m) above sea level |
| Settlements | Alpine, Ramona |
| Website | lakejennings |
| References | [2][3] |
Recreation
editPeople can have picnics at Lake Jennings.[4]
The campground at Lake Jennings Park has a variety of campsites available, including hookups and primitive tent sites.[5]
Fishing
editLicensed people can fish at Lake Jennings on Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays.[6]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Lake Jennings". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
- ^ "Regulations". Lake Jennings Website. Archived from the original on 16 October 2011. Retrieved 19 August 2011.
- ^ "Lake Map". Lake Jennings Website. Archived from the original on 27 September 2011. Retrieved 19 August 2011.
- ^ "Picnicking". Lake Jennings Website. Archived from the original on 6 October 2011. Retrieved 19 August 2011.
- ^ "Camping". Lake Jennings Website. Archived from the original on 15 August 2011. Retrieved 19 August 2011.
- ^ "Fishing". Lake Jennings Website. Archived from the original on 6 October 2011. Retrieved 19 August 2011.
Further reading
edit- Fetzer, Leland (2005). San Diego County Place Names A to Z. San Diego: Sunbelt Publications. p. 22.
Chet Harritt Dam. A dam, built in 1962, to make Lake Jennings east of Lakeside in Quail Canyon. Chester (Chet) Harritt was the general manager of the Helix Irrigation District from 1926 to his death in 1948.
- Fetzer, Leland (2005). San Diego County Place Names A to Z. San Diego: Sunbelt Publications. p. 70.
Jennings, Lake. Two miles east of Lakeside behind Chet Harritt Dam. Named for William H. Jennings, water expert and lawyer (d. 1983). Authorities named the reservoir for him in 1964.
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