Displaced by Perris Dam, California
1953 USGS map showing structures displaced by Perris Dam. Prior to colonization, the area that is now Perris Lake was home to Luiseño and Cahuilla people. Indigenous historical sites were and are located in and near the inundation zone.
About this community
- Dam
- unknown dam
- Established
- 71 BCE
- Inundated
- 1973
Sources
- USGS Historical Topographic Maps
- https://www.parks.ca.gov/pages/651/files/LakePerrisSRAWeb2016.pdf
- "Reservoir to Flood Site: Indian Culture Study Races Time and Man," The Los Angeles Times (December 19, 1971).