Lake Hemet
| Lake Hemet | |
|---|---|
Lake Hemet Lake Hemet | |
| Location | Mountain Center, Riverside County, California |
| Coordinates | 33°39′58″N 116°41′35″W / 33.66611°N 116.69306°W |
| Lake type | reservoir |
| Primary inflows | San Jacinto River |
| Primary outflows | San Jacinto River |
| Basin countries | United States |
| Surface area | 470 acres (190 ha) |
| Water volume | 14,000 acre-feet (17,000,000 m3) |
| Shore length1 | 12 mi (19 km) |
| Surface elevation | 4,340 ft (1,323 m) |
| 1 Shore length is not a well-defined measure. | |
Lake Hemet is a water storage reservoir located in the San Jacinto Mountains in Mountain Center, Riverside County, California, with a capacity of 14,000 acre-feet (17,000,000 m3) of water. It was privately created in 1895 with the construction of Lake Hemet Dam. Today it is owned and operated by the Lake Hemet Municipal Water District (LHMWD).