Canyon Lake, California

Riverside County

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Canyon Lake is a city and gated community in Riverside County in the U.S. state of California with 10,561 inhabitants ( 2010) and a size of 12.099 km ². The place is one of five gated communities in California and is considered wealthy.

1968 Canyon Lake was developed as a planned city by the Corona Land Company. Since 1990, the city is a City. Part of the city is also the namesake Canyon Lake, which was built in 1928 as a reservoir.

• 2.1 In the media

Geography

Canyon Lake is located in western Riverside County in the U.S. state of California. East of the town lies Menifee, Lake Elsinore is located south and west and to the north and northwest, unincorporated community connects.

Canyon Lakes population is 10,561 (as of the 2010 census ), the urban area extends over an area of ​​12.099 km ², of which 10.173 km ² of land and 1.926 km ² water surface are.

Reservoir

Main article: Canyon Lake ( Riverside County, California )

Within the city lies the homonymous lake, which is sometimes also called Railroad Canyon Reservoir. The reservoir was built in 1928 and today covers 2.12 km ² of the metropolitan area, has a 24 km long coastline and holds up to 14.291 million cubic meters of water. Is operated by the Canyon Lake Elsinore Valley Municipal Water District, which stops at the same time the ownership of the dam.

Canyon Lake is fed by rain water of the San Jacinto River and Salt Creek. The backwaters in Canyon Lake estimated 10 percent of the population served in the room Canyon Lake / Lake Elsinore.

History

In 1882, the California Southern Railroad built on the east side of the San Jacinto River, a railroad from Lake Elsinore after Perris. Later the Santa Fe Railroad bought the line and plugged it into their own in San Bernardino. After floods in 1884, 1916 and 1927, the Santa Fe Railroad decided to abandon the route. Shortly after the last flood the Temescal Water Company bought the railway line, and 4 km ² of land from a farmer named Henry Evans. These two areas today purchased form the main part of the city of Canyon Lake. 1927, work began at the reservoir with the Canyon Lake Dam; the entire plant was completed in 1929. After the flooding, the lake was one of the largest lakes for fishing, hunting and camping in Southern California. From 1937 until the Second World War, the Canyon Lake was along with the surrounding land rented out as a recreation area in George D. Evans and his family. After the war, operated Ray and Alpha shekels together with John and Darleen Kirkland Recreation Area until 1949, when the reservoir had to be drained to repair the locks. In 1953, the plant was reopened and operated until 1968 by Elinor and Donald Martin.

From 1968 Canyon Lake was developed as a planned city by the Corona Land Company. On 1 December 1990, the town was officially named the City and has since been an independent city, but also a gated residential community.

In the media

2006 Canyon Lake was the center of the BBC documentary United Gates of America. The journalist Charlie LeDuff lived for the production a month in the city to find out why retire the residents in a closed off living area and what effect it has on them. In addition LeDuff touched on the problems of immigration from Mexico and Central America as well as racial segregation and racism in the United States. The film led to controversy in Canyon Lake, but scored both in the U.S. and in the country of United Kingdom positive reviews.

In 2012, a local resident published the book Images of Canyon Lake, for which he photographed scenery, wildlife and events in Canyon Lake.

Gated community

Canyon Lake, one of five gated communities in California, was created in 1968 and today consists of 4801 plots. Many roads in the city are also privately owned. The access roads to Canyon Lake secured and guarded around the clock. Only invited guests are allowed to pass the gates up to the local residents. Motorcycles, ie motorcycles, mopeds, etc. are allowed only on the two public roads Railroad Canyon and Goetz Roads. There is a relatively restrictive Common Code ( Municipal Code ), which requires that weeds, broken windows, insect nests, etc. removed and deficiencies in the water and electrical installation must be corrected. Also homework is banned in the core of the residential area.

All residents have access to Canyon Lake. Every year fills the Canyon Lake Property Owners Association on the lake with catfish and perch, so anglers can catch them. A total of 2000 boats registered in Canyon Lake. Various famous wakeboarders, sailors and water skiers are from Canyon Lake. During the year many competitions are held in the city.

In Canyon Lake, there are three shopping areas as well as several churches, including the Church Tides and the Canyon Lake Community Church, but which is outside of the closed area.

Policy

Canyon Lake is part of the 28th district in the Senate of California, which is currently represented by Democrat Ted Lieu, and the 67th District of the California State Assembly, represented by Republican Melissa Melendez. In addition, Canyon Lake California is one of 42 congressional district, a Cook Partisan Voting Index of R 10 and is represented by Republican Ken Calvert.