| Lake Cahuilla | |
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Lake Cahuilla in the Coachella Valley
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| Location | Coachella Valley Riverside County, California |
| Coordinates | 33°37′59″N 116°16′30″W / 33.63306°N 116.27500°W / 33.63306; -116.27500 |
| Lake type | reservoir |
| Primary inflows | Coachella Canal[1] |
| Basin countries | United States |
| Surface area | 135 acres (55 ha)[2] |
| Average depth | 10 ft (0 m)[3] |
| Water volume | 1,300 acre-feet (1,600,000 m3) |
Lake Cahuilla is a reservoir located in Southern California's Coachella ValleyinRiverside County, California,[4] with a capacity of 1,300 acre-feet (1,600,000 m3) of water.[5] The lake got its name from Ancient Lake Cahuilla that once covered surface areas of 5,700 km2 (2,200 sq mi) to a height of 12 m (39 ft) above sea level during the Holocene.[6]
