Below you will find data and information related to Lake Hodges, Hodgee and other related creatures.

Summary of Lake Hodges dam/reservoir characteristics, capacity, location, etc.

A historical and technical paper on the Lake Hodges flume (canal) system. Includes photos from 1919.

Photo of Lake Hodges Dam area, prior to construction

Historical photos taken during dam construction.

Multiple Species Conservation Program identifies many rare, endangered and threatened species in the Lake Hodges area.

Historical & Current Photos and Video of Lake Hodges spilling over

Monthly Lake Hodges Water levels from 1919 to Present, in MS Excel format. Note the effect of El Niño weather on water levels.
Monthly Lake Hodges Water levels from 1919 to Present, in text format

1916-1918 peak water flow for San Dieguito River around the Lake Hodges area (USGS data), in tab-delimited format
1962-1973 peak water flow for San Dieguito River around the Lake Hodges area (USGS data), in tab-delimited format

1931 Aerial Photo of Lake Hodges & Del Dios area (5/31/31, 1024x787, 223K)

1936 Aerial Photo of Lake Hodges Dam & surrounding area (5/10/36, 1024x811, 194K)

Satellite Photo of Lake Hodges (12/5/96, 1200x700, 208K)

Close-up Satellite Photo of Lake Hodges Dam area (12/5/96, 798x842, 142K)



Color Satellite Photo of Lake Hodges Dam area (2003, 1280x972, 348K)



Infrared Satellite Photo of Lake Hodges Dam area (2000, 1243x758, 625K)


1901 topographical map of pre-Lake Hodges (July 15, 1901, 800x530, 227K, lake area high-lighted in blue)
1901 topographical map of pre-Lake Hodges (July 15, 1901, 1595x1182, 1,685K)



c.1902 PLAT map of the Lake Hodges area, with the lake area highlighted in blue (circa 1902, 1152x804, 112K)



1917 Carroll (Hodges) Reservoir Project Map (1917, 2372x1700, 132K)



Reníe Atlas of the Escondido area, including Lake Hodges (late 1940s, 1330x1330, 119K)



1929 Soil Map of the Lake Hodges area by the U.S. Geographic Survey (Note: This was a huge map so it was cropped and legends, headers, etc. have been edited to make it more usable.) (1884x1341, 503K)



1929 Soil Map of the Lake Hodges area (LEGEND - how items are colored on the map) (597x4505, 245K)



1929 Soil Map of the Lake Hodges area (CONVENTIONS - how they indicate items on the map) (518x2372, 159K)



For details on the soils around Lake Hodges, please see the maps above plus our soil page.


Recent Topographical Map of Lake Hodges (7/1/79, 1200x500, 228K)
Recent Topographical Map of Lake Hodges (7/1/79, 2400x1000, 894K)
(Topographical Map Image Courtesy of the US Geological Survey)

Recent Geologic Map of Lake Hodges and surrounding areas

Photos of the Lake Hodges Piedras Pintadas ("painted rocks") done by the Kumeyaay Indians in about 1500 AD.

Biography: W.E. Hodges, financing the Lake Hodges project

Biography: Col. Ed Fletcher, the driving force behind Lake Hodges

Biography: John Eastwood, the engineer who designed the Lake Hodges Dam

Biography: The Bent Brothers, contractors who built the Lake Hodges Dam and flume

CNN footage of a lake creature in Turkey




San Diego's Channel 8 News story on Lake Hodges monster "Hodgee" (5/23/05)
(Note: Video is 7.55 MB, just under 3 minutes in duration)

News article: Two sets of plesiosaur bones found near Lake Powell, AZ (July 28, 2000)



Pictures of water monsters throughout history


If you do have information you feel may be of use, please send as much detail as possible to us via our contact page. Hard evidence such as photographs are especially helpful.