Lake_Norconian

Lake Norconian

Lake Norconian

Lake in Riverside County, California

Lake Norconian is an artificial lake in Norco, Riverside County, California.[1]

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Lake Norconian was created in the early 1920s as part of the Norconian Resort. This 60-acre (24 ha) lake was equipped with a boat house and pavilion. It was the site where a few 1930s movies were filmed.

The lake and resort were acquired by the US Navy in 1941; the area is operated as Naval Surface Warfare Center Corona, part of the Naval Surface Warfare Center.[3]

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References

  1. [1]
    U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Lake Norconian
  2. [2]
    USGS, Topographic Map: Corona North, CA
  3. [3]
    A BRIEF HISTORY OF NORCO, CALIFORNIA, from norco.ca.us accessed November 17, 2013 Archived December 28, 2013, at the Wayback Machine
  • "NSWC Corona Division". Naval Surface Warfare Center. US Navy.


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