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PHOTO OF THE WEEK: LAKE SAN VICENTE

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May 31, 2016 (Lakeside) – Leon Thompson sent in this dramatic image showing a canopy of clouds swooping across Lake San Vicente in Lakeside, an area he calls “Coyote Highway” due to the wildlife frequenting the natural habitat in this beautiful, windswept area.
Lake San Vicente is San Diego County’s largest reservoir and recently underwent the tallest dam raising in U.S. history, adding 117 feet to the reservoir that can now hold up to 152,000 acre feet of water. 

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