Old Mission Dam
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Old Mission Dam in 2008
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Location: | Mission Trails Regional Park, San Diego, California |
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Built: | 1803 |
Governing body: | Local |
NRHP Reference#: | 66000225[1] |
CHL #: | 52 |
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Added to NRHP: | October 15, 1966 |
Designated NHL: | May 21, 1963[3] |
Designated CHL: | December 6, 1932[2] |
The Old Mission Dam, located in San Diego, California was the first major irrigation project on the Pacific coast.[3] The stone and cement dam is 220 ft long (67 m), 13 ft wide (4.0 m) at its base and 12 ft high (3.7 m)[4]. Water was released for a sawmill and irrigation at the Mission San Diego de Alcalá, 5 miles (8.0 km) away.[5]
It is now part of Mission Trails Regional Park, the largest municipal park in California.
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