GCQE9R View of Morris Dam (Traditional Cache) in California, United States created by esquimaux

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esquimaux: Sadly, the cache survived the brush clearing, but not the wide open space. No suitable replacement and nowhere to hide it now. Maybe next time I'm down things will be better, or maybe somebody else will hide a cache nearby.

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A cache by esquimaux Message this owner

Hidden : 9/8/2005

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Size: Size: regular (regular)

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Geocache Description:

Enjoy the view, but don't get too close to the edge - it's a long way down.

Some information about Morris Dam:

Morris Dam is located on the San Gabriel River approximately 6 miles upstream of Santa Fe Dam. The concrete gravity structure, completed in 1935, is operated by LACDPW for water conservation. Morris Dam has a storage capacity at spillway crest of 22,551 ac-ft (as of the last survey in November 1983).

This facility is located in the Angeles National Forest, Los Angeles County, about 4.5 miles northeast of the City of Azusa along State Hwy 39. It occupies 20 acres of leased land divided into two parcels: the first parcel is owned by the U.S. Department of Forestry; the second parcel is owned by the Metropolitan Water District (MWD) of Southern California. The dam was constructed in the 1930s. Prior ownership of the land is unknown. The Navy first leased the land from MWD in 1945. The torpedo testing facility was constructed in 1943 and the California Institute of Technology (Caltech) operated the facility from 1943-1950 as an annex to Naval Weapons Station, China Lake. The facility’s primary research concentrated on the hydrodynamic aspects of torpedoes and a sonar system for detecting underwater objects.

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