Visited on 10/12/17 while traveling to the Central Coast of California to join Jeff and our dogs for a camping trip at Avila Beach, south of San Luis Obispo, CA. Lake San Antonio is a lake located primarily in southern
Monterey County, California, and partially in northern San Luis Obispo County,
California. The lake is formed by San Antonio Dam on the San Antonio River. The
dam is 202 feet tall and was completed in 1965. The lake and dam are owned by the Monterey
County Water Authority. The lake is 5,720 acres at an elevation of 781 feet above sea level and has a capacity of 350,000 acre feet.
Lake San Antonio's primary purpose is to provide
groundwater. Without the lake, the San Antonio River would be nearly dry in the
summer months. With water in the river year-round, more of it can seep into the
ground.
Most of the lake has dried in recent years. The 2014
Wildflower Triathlon had to accommodate the extremely low water level by moving
the swim portion two miles from where it is traditionally held. Participants
that year had to run along the former lake bed to get to their bike transition
area.
As I drove along the lake shoreline there were several deer and they stopped to watch me and we had a "stare-off"!
I was surprised to see this sign at the Lake shoreline beach and picnic area to watch out for Wild Hogs, but I guess they have had some sightings of wild hogs that savage for food and trash left behind by campers and picnickers!
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