A Day at Diamond Valley Lake, Hemet, California
I first heard about Diamond Valley Lake about 14 years ago, when construction on the dams was completed and it was filled with water. I thought, 鈥淐ool! A new lake!鈥� But it was only recently, on a hosted trip to San Jacinto Valley, that I learned what makes it so important.
Diamond Valley Lake is a man-made lake 85 miles north of San Diego and 90 miles southeast of Los Angeles. It鈥檚 also a drinking water reservoir. It actually holds enough water for a six-month supply for 19 million customers in southern California. It was always intended that Diamond Valley Lake聽provide recreation as well 鈥� boating and fishing, plus hiking, horseback riding, running, and cycling on its shoreline trails. But I don鈥檛 think anyone expected Max the Mastodon. And that is what really put Diamond Valley Lake in the news!
During excavation for the reservoir, prehistoric bones and skeletons were found. Among these were the remains of mastodons, mammoth, camel, sloth, dire wolf, and long-horned bison. In fact, paleontologists uncovered millions of fossils, and this area is now unofficially referred to as the 鈥榁alley of the Mastodons鈥�. The fossil finds here rival that of the La Brea Tarpits in Los Angeles. ...... (follow the instructions below for accessing the rest of this article).
Diamond Valley Lake is a man-made lake 85 miles north of San Diego and 90 miles southeast of Los Angeles. It鈥檚 also a drinking water reservoir. It actually holds enough water for a six-month supply for 19 million customers in southern California. It was always intended that Diamond Valley Lake聽provide recreation as well 鈥� boating and fishing, plus hiking, horseback riding, running, and cycling on its shoreline trails. But I don鈥檛 think anyone expected Max the Mastodon. And that is what really put Diamond Valley Lake in the news!
During excavation for the reservoir, prehistoric bones and skeletons were found. Among these were the remains of mastodons, mammoth, camel, sloth, dire wolf, and long-horned bison. In fact, paleontologists uncovered millions of fossils, and this area is now unofficially referred to as the 鈥榁alley of the Mastodons鈥�. The fossil finds here rival that of the La Brea Tarpits in Los Angeles. ...... (follow the instructions below for accessing the rest of this article).
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Guide Name: A Day at Diamond Valley Lake
Guide Location: USA » Hemet
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Author: Tamara Wilcox
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Guide Location: USA » Hemet
Guide Type: Self-guided Walking Tour (Article (B))
Author: Tamara Wilcox
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Sight(s) Featured in This Guide:
- Diamond Valley
- Western Science Center
- Diamond Valley Lake Visitor Center
- Diamond Valley Lake Aquatic Center
- La Michocana
- Best Western Diamond Valley Inn
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