LAKE PERRIS is about to shrink by 20% as concerns mount over whether the dam can withstand a big earthquake. Authorities started draining the 2,300-acre reservoir Monday, and by mid-October the ...

Lake Perris, a relatively small water reservoir (131,400 acre-feet) used primarily for drinking and agriculture, is the southern terminus of the California State Water Project.

The Lake Perris Fairgrounds—one of America’s oldest public recreation destinations, just 70 miles from Los Angeles—is at the center of a bitter battle between the state and three ...

PERRIS, Calif. (KABC) -- Big Rock, located on the south side of Lake Perris, is a popular scramble for avid rock climbers. But rock climbing isn't the only activity out there. While many people ...

Local business owners say the Perris Dam Modernization Project is hurting them. Now they're in a battle against the California Department of Water Resources, the agency in charge of the construction.

Lake Perris, or Perris Reservoir, is a popular fishing, boating, and camping site between Moreno Valley and the City of Perris. California’s Department of Water Resources issued an advisory ...

Randy Sperling, from Redlands, and Max Hernandez, from Loma Linda, watch as a cyclist begins stage 1 of the 39th Redlands Bicycle Classic atop the Lake Perris dam at the Lake Perris Recreation ...

The man, whose name has not been disclosed, jumped from a ski boat around 4:15 p.m. on June 15 near the dam at the Lake Perris State Recreation Area. He was not wearing a lifejacket, Rowe said.

"Without the program, Perris Dam would be less resilient to major earthquakes." The lake itself sits near several seismic faults, according to the DWR, heightening the risk to 80,000 people who ...