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Morris Reservoir
Morris Reservoir
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Location	Angeles National Forest, Los Angeles County, California
Coordinates	34°10′27″N 117°52′49″W / 34.17417°N 117.88028°W
Type	Reservoir
Primary outflows	San Gabriel River
Basin countries	United States
Surface elevation	1,145 ft (349 m)

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Morris Reservoir is located in the San Gabriel Mountains, within the Angeles National Forest, in Los Angeles County, California.

It is impounded by Morris Dam, which was completed in 1935. Morris Dam is a gravity dam rising 245 feet (75 m) above the San Gabriel River stream bed.^[1]

Geography

The reservoir is located alongside California State Route 39, approximately 5 miles (8.0 km) north of the city of Azusa. Morris Reservoir is just downstream from the San Gabriel Dam. The mean water elevation is about 1,100 feet (340 m), when the reservoir is at capacity.

Morris Reservoir Naval Weapons Test Site

The reservoir and its slopes were the Morris Reservoir Naval Weapons Test Site, a naval weapons test facility, from World War II through the 1990s.^[2] The reservoir was transferred to the Los Angeles County Department of Public Works in 1995.

The test facility was established by Caltech, which was developing weapons for the Navy at its Naval Ordnance Test Station (NOTS) at China Lake (town), near Ridgecrest, California. It today is now known as the Naval Air Weapons Station China Lake, and is still the primary proving ground for naval weapons systems. Because China Lake is a dry lake in the Mojave Desert, Caltech opened this substation at the Morris Reservoir, near their campus, north of Azusa in the San Gabriel Mountains.

This site was used especially for the development of submarine-based warfare systems, including torpedoes, bombs, and submarine-launched missiles like the Polaris rocket, the first ballistic missile that could be launched from submerged submarines.

Most of the buildings at the site have been removed, and the site is being restored to a "natural" state, and may once again be open to the public.

References

^ ^a ^b ^c "Dams Within the Jurisdiction of the State of California (H-M)" (PDF). California Department of Water Resources. Archived from the original (PDF) on January 2, 2015. Retrieved November 18, 2014.
^ The Center for Land Use Interpretation: Morris Reservoir Naval Weapons Test Site — history . accessed 7.14.2014

External links

U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Morris Reservoir
The Caltech Archives: Morris Dam reservoir, San Gabriel Mountains
Morris Dam Water Supply Enhancement Project Final Initial Study and Mitigated Negative Declaration
Morris Dam valve leakage photo
Morris Dam data

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[DWR-1] "Dams Within the Jurisdiction of the State of California (H-M)" (PDF). California Department of Water Resources. Archived from the original (PDF) on January 2, 2015. Retrieved November 18, 2014.

[2] The Center for Land Use Interpretation: Morris Reservoir Naval Weapons Test Site — history . accessed 7.14.2014

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-'''Morris Reservoir''' is located in the [[San Gabriel Mountains]] about 5 miles north of the city of [[Azusa]] along [[California State Route 39]]. Morris Reservoir is below [[San Gabriel Reservoir]]. The mean elevation is about 1400&nbsp;ft. The dam was completed in May 1934 and is a concrete, partially arched gravity structure rising 245 feet above the original stream bed.
+'''Morris Reservoir''' is located in the [[San Gabriel Mountains]], within the [[Angeles National Forest]], in [[Los Angeles County, California|Los Angeles County]], [[California]].
+It is impounded by [[Morris Dam]], which was completed in 1935. Morris Dam is a gravity dam rising {{convert|245|ft|m}} above the [[San Gabriel River (California)|San Gabriel River]] stream bed.<ref name=DWR>{{Cite web
+ | url = http://www.water.ca.gov/damsafety/docs/Juris(H-M)2014.pdf
+ | title = Dams Within the Jurisdiction of the State of California (H-M)
+ | publisher = California Department of Water Resources
+ | accessdate = November 18, 2014
+ | archive-date = January 2, 2015
+ | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20150102111334/http://www.water.ca.gov/damsafety/docs/Juris(H-M)2014.pdf
+ | url-status = dead
+ }}</ref>
+==Geography==
+The reservoir is located alongside [[California State Route 39]], approximately {{convert|5|mi|km}} north of the city of [[Azusa, California|Azusa]]. Morris Reservoir is just downstream from the [[San Gabriel Dam]]. The mean water elevation is about {{convert|1100|ft|m}}, when the reservoir is at capacity.
 [[Image:Morris 11.jpg|thumb|left|300px]]
+[[File:VARIABLE-ANGLE LAUNCHER CAMERA CAR, VIEW OF CAMERA CAR AND TRACK WITH CAMERA STATION ABOVE LOOKING NORTH TAKEN FROM RESERVOIR. - Variable Angle Launcher Complex, Camera Car HAER CAL,19-AZUSA.V,1D-1.tif|thumb|Camera launcher, at Morris Reservoir Naval Weapons Test Site.]]
+==Morris Reservoir Naval Weapons Test Site==
-<br clear=left>
+The reservoir and its slopes were the '''Morris Reservoir Naval Weapons Test Site''', a naval weapons test facility, from World War II through the 1990s.<ref>[http://clui.org/ludb/site/morris-reservoir-test-site The Center for Land Use Interpretation: Morris Reservoir Naval Weapons Test Site] — history . accessed 7.14.2014</ref> The reservoir was transferred to the [[Los Angeles County Department of Public Works]] in 1995.
-This site was a naval weapons test facility from World War II, and was transferred to the Department of Public Works in 1995. It was established by [[Caltech]], which was developing weapons for the Navy at its Naval Ordnance Test Station at Ridgecrest, California (which today is known as the China Lake Naval Weapons Center, and which is still the primary proving ground for naval weapons systems). Because there is no lake to speak of at China Lake, Caltech opened this substation at the Morris Reservoir, in the San Gabriel Mountains, north of Azusa. This site was used especially for the development of submarine-based warfare systems, including torpedoes, bombs, and submarine-launched missiles like the Polaris rocket, the first ballistic missile that could be launched from submerged submarines. Most of the buildings at the site have been removed, and the site is being restored to a "natural" state, and may once again be open to the public.
+The test facility was established by [[Caltech]], which was developing weapons for the Navy at its [[Naval Air Weapons Station China Lake|Naval Ordnance Test Station (NOTS)]] at [[China Lake, Kern County, California|China Lake (town)]], near [[Ridgecrest, California]]. It today is now known as the Naval Air Weapons Station China Lake, and is still the primary proving ground for naval weapons systems. Because China Lake is a dry lake in the [[Mojave Desert]], Caltech opened this substation at the Morris Reservoir, near their campus, north of Azusa in the San Gabriel Mountains.
+This site was used especially for the development of submarine-based warfare systems, including torpedoes, bombs, and submarine-launched missiles like the Polaris rocket, the first ballistic missile that could be launched from submerged submarines.
+Most of the buildings at the site have been removed, and the site is being restored to a "natural" state, and may once again be open to the public.
+==See also==
+*[[:Category:Reservoirs in Los Angeles County, California|Reservoirs in Los Angeles County, California]]
+*[[List of lakes in California]]
+==References==
+{{Reflist}}
 ==External links==
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 *[http://archives.caltech.edu/search_catalog.cfm?results_file=Detail_View&recsPerPage=1&firstRecToShow=29&search_field=Carl%20Anderson&entry_type=Photo&photo_id=&cat_series= The Caltech Archives: Morris Dam reservoir, San Gabriel Mountains]
+*[http://www.ladpw.org/wrd/Reservoir/Morris_Dam_Final_MND_feb_2007.pdf Morris Dam Water Supply Enhancement Project] Final Initial Study and Mitigated Negative Declaration
+*[http://www.ladpw.org/wrd/Reservoir/Morris_Dam_Valve_Leakage.pdf Morris Dam valve leakage photo]
+*[http://www.ladpw.org/wrd/Reservoir/Morris_Dam_Records.pdf Morris Dam data]
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+[[Category:Reservoirs in Los Angeles County, California]]
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+[[Category:San Gabriel River (California)]]
+[[Category:Angeles National Forest]]
+[[Category:Azusa, California]]
+[[Category:Los Angeles County Department of Public Works]]
+[[Category:1935 establishments in California]]<!--dam & reservoir-->
+[[Category:Systems command installations of the United States Navy]]
+[[Category:Military installations in Los Angeles County, California]]
+[[Category:1940s establishments in California]]<!--military facility-->
+[[Category:1990s disestablishments in California]]<!--military facility-->
+[[Category:Historic American Engineering Record in California]]
+[[Category:Reservoirs in California]]
+[[Category:Reservoirs in Southern California]]