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Today, the road over the dam is still in use and is undergoing major upgrades. Following the construction of Raging Waters, the road was renamed Raging Waters Drive, and extends from the entrance to the park on the south, to
Puddingstone Drive on the north. The original portion of the road's right of
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In 1970 a forty-year joint powers agreement was entered into by the county of Los
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By 1958, arrangements had been made to allow the county to purchase extra water for the lake. Built as a flood control facility, the lake was subject to fluctuations and now the county was able to maintain a constant-level lake. This was a big step to opening the reservoir for full recreation. The
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The earliest evidence of water in the semiarid rolling hills of what is now the eastern portion of the San
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at the site. A swimming pool facility was constructed by the county in the area just north of the reservoir, but in the late 1970s or early 1980s, they leased the area to a private developer who constructed Raging Waters, a pioneering water-themed amusement park.
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By 1976 the south shore consisted of sailboat launching facilities, picnic valley and east shore fishing areas. Mountain
Meadows Golf Course was renovated and equestrian facilities were added. The recreational vehicle park was also opened in
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The dam created a 250-acre lake. In 1931 the
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land. Later, soldiers and stagecoach drivers were among those who stopped at the historical site. The adobe at the north edge puddingstone reservoir was built in 1882 before citrus orchards appeared in the San Jose hills area.
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land for Frank G. Bonelli Park was assembled by various lease agreements, land grant deeds, condemnation actions and private interests to eventually compromise nearly 2,000 acres.
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In 1953 the 150-acre Puddingstone Reservoir was designated as a "Recreational and Fishing Area". It was stocked with fish by the state fish and game commission.
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