Lake Mathews
Lake Mathews is a large reservoir in Riverside County, California, located in the Cajalco Canyon in the foothills of the Temescal Mountains. It is the western terminus for the Colorado River Aqueduct that provides much of the water used by the cities and water districts of the Metropolitan Water District of Southern California.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Reservoir
- Description: reservoir in Southern California
- Also known as: “Cajalco Reservoir”
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Arlington Station and El Cerrito.
Arlington Station
Neighborhood
Arlington Station is a former unincorporated community, now annexed to Riverside in Riverside County, California. It lies at an elevation of 817 feet. Arlington Station is located on the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railroad, 6 miles southwest of downtown Riverside. Arlington Station is situated 5 miles north of Lake Mathews.
El Cerrito
Suburb
El Cerrito is a census-designated place in Riverside County, California, United States. It is an unincorporated area mostly surrounded by the city of Corona. The population was 5,058 at the 2020 census, down from 5,100 at the 2010 census. El Cerrito is situated 5 miles west of Lake Mathews.
Arlington
Neighborhood
Arlington is a historic neighborhood in Riverside, California, United States, about seven miles southwest of the city’s downtown. It is part of the Inland Empire, which is east of the Los Angeles and Orange County metropolitan areas. Arlington is situated 6 miles north of Lake Mathews.
Lake Mathews
- Category: body of water
- Location: Riverside County, Southern California, California, United States, North America
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Welsh—“Lake Mathews” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Lake Mathews”
- French: “lac Mathews”
- French: “Lac Mathews”
- German: “Lake Mathews”
- Hebrew: “אגם מתיוס”
- Italian: “lago Mathews”
- Spanish: “Lake Mathews”
- Welsh: “Llyn Mathews”
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