GC4E87P That Dam Cache (Traditional Cache) in California, United States created by mwatreasure

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GC4E87P ▼

A cache by mwatreasure Message this owner

Hidden : 6/19/2013

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Size: Size: regular (regular)

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Geocache Description:

You will not be disappointed by the views you will experience on your travels to this cache location. Turn off the highway toward the Cedar Springs Dam Day Use Area and take the dirt road to the left before the parking area.

This cache will take you along the Pilot Rock Truck Trail where off-road enthusiasts frequently travel for its incredible views of Silverwood Lake as well as the local mountain range. From the cache location, if you look toward the north you will see the 249-foot Cedar Springs Dam which at 3,350, feet is the highest reservoir in the State Water Project. Silverwood Lake is owned by the State of California and is operated by the state's Department of Water Resources. Although it is also used for recreational activities, it was constructed in 1971 as a regulating reservoir along the East Branch of the State Water Project. Water is siphoned into the lake from the California aqueduct's terminus in Hesperia and then travels primarily south, where it is used to meet water demand in the San Bernardino and Inland Empire areas. However, water from the lake is also used to add to the natural water supply for the High Desert Region as well. Mojave Water Agency takes deliveries of State Water Project water from the lake through the Cedar Springs Dam, which has an outlet into the Mojave River. As of 2012, over 55,000 acre feet of State Water Project water has been released from Silverwood Lake into the Mojave River as part of the Mojave Water Agency’s Water Banking Program. In addition, the Department of Water Resources measures surface drainage from precipitation in the San Bernardino Mountains which enters the lake; when this occurs, an equal volume is released from the lake within a short period of time to maintain natural flows in the Mojave River. WHEN YOU LEAVE, PLEASE BE SURE TO CONCEAL THE CACHE so it does not become one of the MIA. Thanks for seeking our cache. Enjoy the rest of your day :-)

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

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Decryption Key

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