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 ...

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.

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 ...

The water level at Lake Perris has come up nearly 15 vertical feet since early last year as the Department of Water Resources (DWR) wraps up its dam-strengthening work. It is now adding water in ...

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.

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.

Agri-Pulse Communications, Inc. Content on 'Perris Dam Modernization ... The California Department of Water Resources announced new construction on the Lake Perris Emergency Release Facility in ...

"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 ...