Perris Dam

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Perris Dam is a large earthfill embankment dam in Riverside County, California, that forms Lake Perris as part of the state’s major water storage and distribution system.

All labels observed (3)

Label Occurrences
Perris Dam canonical 3
Perris Reservoir 2
Lake Perris Dam 1

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Statements (46)

Predicate Object
instanceOf earthfill dam
embankment dam
basinCountry United States
constructionBegan 1970
constructionMaterial earthfill
country United States
damType zoned earthfill embankment
forms Lake Perris
hasFunction emergency water storage
regulating deliveries of State Water Project supplies
hasSeismicRetrofit yes
hasSpillway yes
height about 113 feet
length about 2 miles
locatedIn California
Lake Perris State Recreation Area
Riverside County, California
linked to: Riverside County
locatedInMetropolitanArea Inland Empire
locatedNear City of Perris, California
linked to: Perris

Moreno Valley, California
managingAgency California Department of Parks and Recreation
namedAfter City of Perris
linked to: Perris
nearProtectedArea Lake Perris State Recreation Area
openingDate 1973
operator California Department of Water Resources
owner California Department of Water Resources
partOf California State Water Project
linked to: State Water Project

California water storage and distribution system
purpose recreation
water storage
water supply
regionServed Southern California
reservoirCapacity about 131,000 acre-feet
reservoirElevation about 1,560 feet above sea level
reservoirName Lake Perris
reservoirUse boating
camping
fishing
swimming
riverCrossed Bernasconi Wash
seismicRemediationCompleted around 2018
seismicRemediationConstructionBegan 2014
seismicSafetyConcernsIdentified 2005
status operational
waterSource California Aqueduct
State Water Project imports

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

State Water Project hasComponent Perris Dam
SWP includesComponent Perris Dam
California Aqueduct notableReservoirConnection Perris Reservoir
linked to: Perris Dam
Perris hasFacility Perris Reservoir
linked to: Perris Dam
Lake Perris State Recreation Area waterBodyCreatedBy Lake Perris Dam
linked to: Perris Dam
Bernasconi Wash locatedNear Perris Dam