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Lake Piru is an artificial lake located in Los Padres National Forest of Ventura County, California, created by the construction in 1955 of the Santa Felicia Dam on Piru Creek, which is a tributary of the Santa Clara River. The Lake Piru Recreation Area, along the western shore, has about with various recreational facilities for camping, boating, fishing, swimming, and picnicking. The 238 campsites have water and electric hookup along with a snack bar. There are 66 boat slips with a full-service marina.〔 The lake is situated downstream from Pyramid Lake and can be accessed from Piru Canyon Road near the town of Piru, California. The elevation of the lake is , and the elevation of the dam spillway is . The dam is owned and operated by the United Water Conservation District of Santa Paula, California.〔(【引用サイトリンク】 url=http://www.unitedwater.org/resource-conservation-3/santa-felicia-dam )〕〔Wenner, Gretchen (March 12, 2014) ("Water meeting brings crowd to Oxnard" ) ''Ventura County Star'' (subscription may be required for this article)〕 The district is a multi-service district providing flood control, recreation services, surface and groundwater conservation, groundwater replenishment, and wholesale water for agriculture and urban uses to the Santa Clara River Valley and Oxnard Plain. Formed on December 5, 1950, under the Water Conservation Act of 1931,〔(Water Code §74000 et seq. ) ''California Legislative Information'' Retrieved 18 December 2014〕 it owns approximately .〔("Municipal Service Review: Recreation and Park Services - Special Districts" ) (March 16, 2005) ''Ventura Local Agency Formation Commission''〕 Quagga mussels became established in the Lake Piru and then downstream in the Lower Piru Creek in 2013. While this was the first discovery in Ventura County, they are an invasive species found in various rivers and lakes in the US.〔Coyne, Alasdair (January 27, 2014) ("Quagga mussels loose in Santa Clara watershed" ) ''Ventura County Star'' (subscription may be required for this article)〕〔Wenner, Gretchen (October 26, 2014) ("Lake Piru, groundwater jewel, needs costly TLC" ) ''Ventura County Star'' (subscription may be required for this article)〕 , the district will be exploring options using a technical panel consisting of state Fish and Wildlife staff as well as representatives from the National Marine Fisheries Service and other federal, state, and local agencies. The district has to develop plans to deal with further colonization.〔Wenner, Gretchen (December 15, 2014) ("Quagga concerns alter irrigation practice" ) ''Ventura County Star'' (subscription may be required for this article)〕 The Casitas Municipal Water District that manages nearby Lake Casitas suggested that the reservoir be drained. Poisoning it with a potassium solution was also considered.〔Wenner, Gretchen (January 18, 2015) ("Poison Lake Piru? Option on table to kill quagga mussels" ) ''Ventura County Star''〕 ==See also== *List of dams and reservoirs in California *List of lakes in California 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Lake Piru」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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