Landmark information
- Location:
Old Mission Dam Park, Fr. Junipero Serra Trail, 1.9 mi N of Mission Gorge Rd, San Diego - Plaque:
Official State Plaque - Site:
Existing - Date First Visited:
12/1/1999 - Date Most Recently Visite12/1/1999d: 12/22/2022
- GPS Coordinates:
N 32 50.38, W 117 2.508 - Other Designations:
National Historic Landmark
National Register of Historic Places
About this landmark
Plaque text:
Mission Dam and Flume
After many attempts dating back to 1774 to provide a relaible 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.