Old Mission Dam

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Old Mission Dam
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
U.S. National Historic Landmark
California Historical Landmark #52
San Diego Historic Landmark #2
Old Mission Dam in 2008
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Location	Mission Trails Regional Park, San Diego, California
Coordinates	32°50′24″N 117°2′32″W / 32.84000°N 117.04222°W / 32.84000; -117.04222Coordinates: 32°50′24″N 117°2′32″W / 32.84000°N 117.04222°W / 32.84000; -117.04222
Area	0.3 acres (0.12 ha)
Built	1803
NRHP Reference #	66000225^[1]
CHISL #	52
SDHL #	2
Added to NRHP	October 15, 1966
Designated NHL	May 21, 1963^[2]
Designated CHISL	December 6, 1932^[3]
Designated SDHL	February 1, 1968^[4]

The Old Mission Dam, located in San Diego, California was the first major irrigation project on the Pacific coast of the United States.^[2] Located along the San Diego River,^[5] 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). Water was released for a sawmill and irrigation at the Mission San Diego de Alcalá, 5 miles (8.0 km) away.^[6]^[7]

Aerial view of the dam from 1000 feet

It is now part of Mission Trails Regional Park, the largest municipal park in California. Old Mission Dam is also a registered state historic landmark.^[2]^[3]

References

Mission Dam & Flume, 4/2009

↑ National Park Service (2008-04-15). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
1 2 3 NHL Summary
1 2 "Mission Dam". Office of Historic Preservation, California State Parks. Retrieved 2012-10-13.
↑ "Historical Landmarks Designated by the San Diego Historical Resources Board" (PDF). City of San Diego.
↑ "History". San Diego County Water Authority. Retrieved 26 June 2013.
↑ Snell, Charles; Patricia Heintzelman (1964). "Old Mission Dam" (pdf). National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory. National Park Service. Retrieved 25 May 2012.
↑ "Old Mission Dam" (pdf). Photographs. National Park Service. Retrieved 25 May 2012.

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