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Silverwood Lake is a large
The Silverwood Lake State Recreation Area is one of many California State Parks features picnicking, hiking trails, swimming beaches, and designated areas for boating, water-skiing and fishing.
The Pacific Crest Trail, "the jewel in the crown of America's scenic trails" spanning from Mexico to Canada through three western states, passes through the Silverwood Lake State Recreation Area, with trailheads for short or long hikes.
A 2009 California Water Board study found significantly elevated levels of toxic poly-chlorinated biphenyls (PCBS) and mercury levels in largemouth bass at Silverwood Reservoir.
This has prompted local media to express concerns over the large number of anglers keeping and eating fish from this popular Inland Empire lake.
The California Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment (OEHHA) has developed a safe eating advisory for fish caught in the lake based on levels of mercury or PCBs found in local species.
Official Silverwood Lake State Recreation Area website
Pacific Crest Trail Association website
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reservoir
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in San Bernardino County, California
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, United States, located on the West Fork Mojave River, a tributary
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of the Mojave River in the San Bernardino Mountains. It was created in as part of the State Water Project by the construction of the Cedar Springs Dam as a forebay on the long California Aqueduct (consequently inundating the former town of Cedar Springs) and has a capacity of .
Specifications
Silverwood Lake is located on the East Branch of the California Aqueduct. It is operated by the California Department of Water Resources and provides a major water source for agencies serving nearby San Bernardino Mountain andMojave Desert
The Mojave Desert (; ; ) is a desert in the rain shadow of the southern Sierra Nevada mountains and Transverse Ranges in the Southwestern United States. Named for the Indigenous peoples of the Americas, indigenous Mohave people, it is located pr ...
areas. Some of recreation land surround the lake.
At an elevation of , Silverwood Lake is the highest reservoir in the State Water Project.
Silverwood Lake State Recreation Area
The Silverwood Lake State Recreation Area is one of many California State Parks features picnicking, hiking trails, swimming beaches, and designated areas for boating, water-skiing and fishing.
The Pacific Crest Trail, "the jewel in the crown of America's scenic trails" spanning from Mexico to Canada through three western states, passes through the Silverwood Lake State Recreation Area, with trailheads for short or long hikes.
A 2009 California Water Board study found significantly elevated levels of toxic poly-chlorinated biphenyls (PCBS) and mercury levels in largemouth bass at Silverwood Reservoir.
This has prompted local media to express concerns over the large number of anglers keeping and eating fish from this popular Inland Empire lake.
The California Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment (OEHHA) has developed a safe eating advisory for fish caught in the lake based on levels of mercury or PCBs found in local species.
See also
* List of dams and reservoirs in California *List of lakes in California
There are more than 3,000 named lakes, reservoirs, and dry lakes in the U.S. state of California.
Largest lakes
In terms of area covered, the largest lake in California is the Salton Sea, a lake formed in 1905 which is now saline. It occup ...
* San Bernardino Mountains
* Geography of San Bernardino County, California
References
External links
*Official Silverwood Lake State Recreation Area website
Pacific Crest Trail Association website
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