Visited on 3/16/2018 while traveling on a work assignment to Pilot Rock Conservation Camp to proctor inmate examinations for the Drinking Water and Wastewater Operator Certification program. Silverwood Lake is a 990 acre reservoir in San Bernardino County, California, located on the West Fork Mojave River, a tributary of the Mojave River in the San Bernardino Mountains. It was created in 1971 as part of the State Water Project by the construction of the Cedar Springs Dam as a forebay on the 444-mile long California Aqueduct consequently inundating the former town of Cedar Springs.
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 and Mojave Desert areas. Some 2,400
acres of recreation land surround the lake.
At an elevation of
3,355 feet, Silverwood Lake is the highest reservoir in the State Water Project.
The Pacific Crest
Trail, "the jewel in the crown of America's scenic trails" spanning
2,650 miles from Mexico to Canada through three western states, passes through
the Silverwood Lake State Recreation Area, with trailheads for short or long
hikes.
On the way up the mountain to Silverwood Lake this is the view from 5,000 feet above the San Bernardino Valley.
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