Old Mission Dam

Old Mission Dam
Old Mission Dam in 2008
Location: Mission Trails Regional Park, San Diego, California
Built: 1803
Governing body: Local
NRHP Reference#: 66000225[1]
CHL #: 52
Significant dates
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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