Morena Dam

Morena Dam is a rockfill dam across Cottonwood Creek, a tributary of the in southern . Originally completed in 1912 and raised several times afterward, the dam is one of the oldest components of the city of 's municipal water system, providing between 1,600 to 15,000 acre-feet of water per year.
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  • Type: Dam
  • Description: dam in San Diego County, California, United States of America
  • Also known as: Morena 8-005 Dam

Morena Dam

Latitude
32.68506° or 32° 41′ 6″ north
Longitude
-116.54641° or 116° 32′ 47″ west
Elevation
3,107 feet (947 metres)
Open location code
8545MFP3+2C
Geo­Names ID
5374719
Wiki­data ID
Q17194310
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In Other Languages

From Cebuano to Italian—“Morena Dam” goes by many names.
  • Cebuano: Morena Dam
  • Egyptian Arabic: سد مورينا
  • French: barrage Morena
  • Italian: diga di Morena

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