reservoir owns the water in big bear lake.
reservoir owns the water in big bear lake.
who owns the water in big bear lake?
reservoir
in 1884 marshy, nearly flat bear valley was dammed with a single arch granite impoundment, which held back some of water for irrigation purposes in the redlands area. redlands citrus growers found that the 1884 dam produced insufficient water. the bear valley mutual water company (successor to bear valley irrigation company) hired john s. eastwood to design a new dam. in 1912 a multiple arch dam was constructed about downstream of the old dam and increased the lake capacity to . the original granite dam still remains, usually under about 20 feet of water. a highway bridge (sr 18) was built over the arches of the new dam in 1923. a new bypass bridge was built next to the old bridge in 2009, and the old bridge on top of the new dam was removed (12). elevation at the surface is , but this level fluctuates according to annual snowmelt and runoff. big bear municipal water district acquired the dam and other assets from the mutual water company in 1977.
big bear lake
big bear lake is geophysically defined by its north and south shore. big bear boulevard follows the south shore and leads into the big bear valley as a continuation of highway 18 (the so-called rim of the world highway, which approaches from the west). big bear boulevard winds east through papoose bay, boulder bay and metcalf bay, then leads directly east to the city of big bear lake. at a point called the village, the road turns toward the lake and then curves eastward to moonridge, the ski resorts at snow summit and bear mountain, and stanfield cutoff, a causeway located near the east end of the lake. big bear boulevard then continues east into big bear city, which is an unincorporated community despite its name. bear creek and siberia creek flow into the lake and bear creek flows out of the lake, traveling about southwest to the santa ana river.
big bear lake