Lake Hodges

Lake Hodges
Lake Hodges looking east with views of the 2009 pedestrian bridge, Interstate 15's Lake Hodges Bridge, and the San Pasqual Valley in the distance
Location of Lake Hodges in California, USA.
Location of Lake Hodges in California, USA.
Lake Hodges
Location of Lake Hodges in California, USA.
Location of Lake Hodges in California, USA.
Lake Hodges
LocationSan Diego, California
Coordinates33°02′42″N 117°07′43″W / 33.04500°N 117.12861°W / 33.04500; -117.12861
Typereservoir
Primary inflowsSan Dieguito River
Primary outflowsSan Dieguito River
Basin countriesUnited States
Managing agencyCity of San Diego
Surface elevation220 ft (67 m)
DamLake Hodges Dam
Websitewww.sandiego.gov/reservoirs-lakes/hodges-reservoir

Lake Hodges is a lake and reservoir in San Diego, California. It is about 31 miles (50 km) north of downtown San Diego, just north of the Rancho Bernardo community, and just south of the city's border with Escondido. When full, the reservoir covers 1,234 acres (4.99 km2), has a maximum water depth of 115 feet (35 m), and a shoreline of 27 miles (43 km).[1] Lake Hodges is owned by the City of San Diego and supplies water to the San Dieguito Water District and Santa Fe Irrigation District.

Lake Hodges has a total capacity of 30,251 acre-feet of water.[2] Water level elevation in the lake is maintained at a maximum of 280 feet (85 m) above sea level, 35 feet (11 m) lower than the dam's maximum of 315 feet (96 m) spillway to ensure safe operations.[3] The lake level can fluctuate significantly, depending upon the amount of runoff received from the San Dieguito River drainage basin.[4] Interstate 15 crosses Lake Hodges via the Lake Hodges Bridge.

Approximately 1,000 feet (300 m) west of the I-15 freeway bridge is a bicycle/pedestrian bridge which opened on May 15, 2009, and is the longest stressed ribbon bridge in the world.[5][6]

  1. ^ "Hodges Reservoir | Water Department". Archived from the original on 2010-01-03. Retrieved 2009-05-18.
  2. ^ "Hodges Reservoir | Water Department". Archived from the original on 2010-01-03. Retrieved 2009-05-18.
  3. ^ "Hodges Reservoir Water Level"
  4. ^ Jones, J. Harry (May 16, 2015), "Bridge over Lake Hodges - what lake?", The San Diego Union-Tribune
  5. ^ "SDRP Treatment Ponds". www.sdrp.org. Archived from the original on 2007-05-14.
  6. ^ "The San Diego Union-Tribune - San Diego, California & National News".