Sinaloa Lake is a 12-acre (4.9 ha) reservoir[1] in southwestern Simi Valley.[2] The lake is adjacent to the Sinaloa Golf Course and neighborhood.[3] It has a 35-foot (11 m) deep earth dam which was constructed between 1925 and 1929. It has been owned by the Sinaloa Lake Owners Association since the early 1960s.[4] The lake was drained in 1983 after heavy rains, but was rebuilt in 2000. Originally known as Robertson Lake, it is now named for Sinaloa, Mexico. Fish species include crappie, largemouth bass and others.[5]
| Sinaloa Lake | |
|---|---|
| Robertson Lake | |
  Sinaloa Lake | |
| Location | Simi Valley, Ventura County, California |
| Coordinates | 34°15′22″N 118°47′35″W / 34.256°N 118.793°W |
| Type | reservoir |
| Surface area | 12-acre (4.9 ha) |
The surrounding community of Sinaloa Lake is an unincorporated area of Ventura County, and voted not to be incorporated into the city of Simi Valley on September 27, 1966.[6][7]
Nearby Bard Lake is situated above Sinaloa Lake in an adjacent part of the same watershed.
References
edit- ^ "Sinaloa Lake". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
- ^ "Simi Scout combines conservation, history in Eagle project - Simi Valley Acorn". Simivalleyacorn.com. Retrieved 14 October 2017.
- ^ "Sinaloa Park expansion gets OK from neighborhood councils - Simi Valley Acorn". Simivalleyacorn.com. Retrieved 14 October 2017.
- ^ BETHEL, ALISON (5 July 1986). "Weeds Clog Once-Idyllic Sinaloa Lake : Drained After 1983 Rain Damage, Slimy Pond Remains Mired in Legal Tangle". Articles.latimes.com. Retrieved 14 October 2017.
- ^ "Sinaloa lake History". Sinaloalake.info. Retrieved 14 October 2017.
- ^ CATANIA, SARA (31 October 1994). "Though Adjacent to Simi, Sinaloa Is Not Attached : Residents of the unincorporated area guard their freedom from city government and revel in natural beauty, tranquillity". Articles.latimes.com. Retrieved 14 October 2017.
- ^ "Incorporation didn't happen without a fight - Simi Valley Acorn". Simivalleyacorn.com. Retrieved 14 October 2017.