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NO. 52 MISSION DAM AND FLUME - After many attempts dated back to 1774 to provide a reliable source of water for crops and livestock for Mission San Diego de Alcala, a dam and flume system was finished between 1813 and 1816 by Indian laborers and Franciscan Missionaries to divert waters of the San Diego River for a distance of 6 miles. The aqueduct system continued in existence until 1831 when constant flooding caused the dam and flume to fall into disrepair. They were not repaired due to secularization of the missions.
Location
In parking lot on N side of Fr. Junipero Serra Trail in Mission Trails Regional Park near NE entrance, San Diego
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NO. 52 MISSION DAM AND FLUME - Street Sign
NO. 52 MISSION DAM AND FLUME - Maker
NO. 52 MISSION DAM AND FLUME - State Plaque
NO. 52 MISSION DAM AND FLUME - Private Plaque
NO. 52 MISSION DAM AND FLUME - Old Marker
NO. 52 MISSION DAM AND FLUME - Old Marker
NO. 52 MISSION DAM AND FLUME - The dam is on a trail west of the plaque
NO. 52 MISSION DAM AND FLUME - Dam
NO. 52 MISSION DAM AND FLUME - Dam
NO. 52 MISSION DAM AND FLUME - Dam