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from subsidence of the soil beneath the asphalt and repairs have required draining the lake on more than one occasion to shore up or patch the foundation of the retaining wall where it has been undercut. In 2013, a substantial portion of the southeastern bank, about 160 feet in length, had to be completely demolished and replaced with a new, reinforced, deep foundation retaining wall; however at least one other area of the walkway and old wall now shows similar early signs of distress, cracking and collapse.
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the soil and resist erosion. Spreckels Lake's redwood, pile-driven side-walls were later redesigned and retrofitted sometime during the 1930s with the current concrete system which was built directly over much of the original shoreline, burying it under raised back-fill and raising the water level of the lake. This also softened the original contours of the lake better suiting the operation of the types of
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on the lake bed when it was built. Unfortunately now in places, some of the old wall doesn't even rest on the lake bottom but hangs off the asphalt walkway supported by the back filled earth which is being washed out from under the wall by the lake's waters. These areas are already showing kind of signs of the progressive failure that necessitated the replacement of the southeastern section.
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lake's normal surface level at the far eastern end of the lake and is mainly used to keep a stable water level for
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probably two or more feet thick which contributes to the murkiness of the water and gets a bit thicker every year. Model boats that sink in the lake may actually submerge into this heavy muck and may become irretrievable by most methods short of hiring a diver. Visibility in the lake's water is usually measured as a matter of a few inches.
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area is restricted to slower scale and steam boats running under 5 MPH and since 2013 is cordoned off by red and white buoys. Other than staying out of the cordoned-off area when scale or steam boats are using the lake and the overall 15MPH speed limit, there are no other restrictions restricting the public's use of the lake.
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retaining wall with a large integral foundation dug into the earth below the lake bed. The older wall remaining that contains the lake waters is very lightly reinforced with two or three horizontal pieces of old rebar, does not have any real foundation in the modern sense and probably rested directly
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Recreation and Parks further set apart an area where fast, powered model boats are forbidden to run, to wit: from a point on the mid-south shore of the lake to a point 75 feet from shore as marked by a buoy to the center of the jetty that extends into the lake from the western shore of the lake. This
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holding around 7.8 million gallons (23.94 acre feet/29,530,000 liters) of non-potable (not-drinkable) well-water behind an earthen dam that forms its western edge, walkway, and the 36th Avenue roadbed, which crosses the top of the dam after entering Golden Gate Park at Fulton Street. Situated between
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In addition to regional and nation co-sponsored events and regattas, the SFMYC sponsors a full calendar of club and open free-sail and RC sail events and a now very restricted number of powerboat events on the Lake. A number of these were or have become well known to other modelers as well as having
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Recreation and Park Department is investigating installing two moored floating fountains in Spreckels Lake to circulate, cool and oxygenate the water as a replacement for the bubbler system and its compressors. This is necessitated by the sinking of the bubbler lines into the silt,
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Due to the algae-laden water, the overall shallow depth of the lake due to built-up silt and sedimentation and the general low rate of exchange of the lake's waters the lake is almost always murky with very low visibility. When the conditions are right; warm, still, shallow water, usually during a
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The original packed-earth walkway, which can be seen in the old postcards and photos of that era, was replaced at the same time with an asphalt-paved walkway surrounding the lake atop earthen backfill behind the retaining wall. Over the past 30 years, however, the walkway has increasingly suffered
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Spreckels Lake is a murky, algae-laden, non-potable mix of mainly ground water from the Park's deep wells and some surface water drained from Stow Lake, not, as commonly believed, reclaimed water. The drainage from Stow Lake enters the lake via a five or six-inch pipe from under the
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The depth of the reservoir in 2013 is between three and five feet around the edge to around six feet or so at the deepest in the middle of the eastern portion of the Lake. The bottom away from the older hard-pack soil close to the sides, is a layer of accumulated fine silt and organic detritus
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starting in 1937 and completed by 1939. for the use of the club in perpetuity using a combination of donations raised by SFMYC members by private subscriptions (the majority), federal assistance and help from San Francisco city government. The WPA, upon completion of the building, deeded it in
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then, and still used, by the SFMYC. This combination of vertical edging and approximately 36-plus-inch depth at the bank allows these deeply keeled yachts to approach all the way to the lake edge while remaining afloat. When drained, much of the reservoir's original contour can again be seen
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Spreckels Lake is the only San Francisco lake that currently allows any model boating without special permits from the San Francisco Recreation and Parks Department (SF Rec. & Parks) under their interpretation of the law. Anyone may sail most types of model boats on Spreckels Lake with
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2001. One coyote was photographed dragging off a heron it had taken near the area late in spring 2013, by a local wildlife photographer. A mated pair was reportedly observed denning with a litter of pups between North Lake and the Golden Gate Golf Course in 2014.
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Designed specifically for model boating and measuring approximately 950 feet (east–west) by 420 feet at its widest, the irregularly shaped "Model Yacht Lake" began being filled with water pumped into it from the underground aquifers near Ocean Beach by the
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938:"SPEED OF AUTOS IS IN QUESTION Ordinance Regulating Motors Will Be Considered at February Meeting of Commission NAME FOR THE NEW LAKE Otransido Improvement Club Asks Board to Grant Special Privilege to Gas Company"
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takes place annually in August and is centered at the Polo Fields directly south from Spreckels Lake across John F. Kennedy Drive. Access to the lake is restricted during the run of Outside Lands.
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systems ever fail, the lake water can be tapped through three green and blue, color-coded hydrants located on Fulton Street on the south side of the intersections of 30th, 34th and 36th Avenues.
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of unknown species also living in the lake. Most of the turtles were probably introduced to the lake as discarded pets though a thriving population of turtles was noted as far back as 1912.
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been historically important or seminal modeling events such as the "Bart" and "Dickie" Cup Regattas for sailors and Golden Gate Scale Concours (d'Elegance), Wooden Boats on Parade and the
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The "Sailing "On Spreckels Lake"" Thread on RCGroups.Com (A modeling community thread about sailing radio-controlled and freesail model sailboats on Spreckels Lake.)
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The "On Spreckels Lake" Thread on RCGroups.Com (A modeling community thread regarding all forms of the model boating hobby as practiced on Spreckels Lake.)
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1008:"San Francisco Park Code SEC. 3.06. LAUNCHING BOATS PROHIBITED. ...<clip>... This Section shall not apply to the launching of toy or model boats"
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1066:"Model Yachts and Footsore Sailors" SF CALL Newspaper, Sunday October 6, 1912
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Radio frequency flags must be properly displayed on antennas whenever in use.
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also frequent the lake although with empty magazines and safeties engaged.
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U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Spreckels Lake
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users of the Lake and the "experts" in mandating and controlling its use.
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Press Reference Library (Southwest Edition): Notables of the Southwest
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classes are held along the western shore of the Lake near Turtle Cove.
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Issues currently affecting the lake needing to be addressed include:
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All local and state laws must be observed in the interest of safety.
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of water when washed into the lake by rain or clean-up efforts.
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National Register of Historic Places listings in San Francisco
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Powered boats are to steer clear of all wildlife on the lake.
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Since its construction, Spreckels Lake has been home to the
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on January 14, 1904, when Spreckels and Park Superintendent
1219:"Rare Algae Bloom Kills Hundreds of Fish at Spreckels Lake"
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that burrow in the grass surrounding the lake quite tasty.
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hunts the shallow water at Spreckels Lake, - June 27, 2013
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Watching a fast electric on Spreckels Lake - June 2, 2013
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The drainage inlet pipe (from Stow Lake), Spreckels Lake
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870:"Rec & Park mng't - anon" (Interview). unpublished.
1322:"SF Voter Information Pamphlet, June 2, 1992, Page 33"
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SF Rec & Parks sign posted on north side of lake
984:– via California Digital Newspaper Collection.
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The San Francisco Call Vol. 92 No.1.(San Francisco )
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Birds known to habituate to the lake in addition to
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310:", in general, do not wish to associate with the
209:($ 212,035 US 2015 Dollars) and was built by the
60:. The facility is also the permanent home to the
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840:"Yachtsmen Plan Long Cruises On Coming Holidays"
563:Aquatically, the lake's algae-laden water hosts
214:perpetuity via charter to the Model Yacht Club.
3618:San Francisco Recreation & Parks Department
1387:San Francisco Recreation & Parks Department
1198:"HuffPost - Breaking News, U.S. And World News"
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294:using the lake on a regular basis is still the
2993:Bust of Tomáš Garrigue Masaryk (San Francisco)
2111:Hamon Observation Tower at the de Young Museum
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946:. Vol. 95, no. 61. January 30, 1904
645:It is illegal to feed the birds at the lake.
331:North American Model Boat Association (NAMBA)
314:for various reasons. The Northern California
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25:Model 'free sailing' yacht on Spreckels Lake
3657:Works Progress Administration in California
3132:Statue of Thomas Starr King (San Francisco)
3046:Statue of Francis Scott Key (San Francisco)
1368:anecdotal evidence/witnessed confrontations
1116:"The Outside Lands Music and Arts Festival"
1029:"Model Yachts to Race on New Body of Water"
800:List of lakes in the San Francisco Bay Area
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1348:"Amateur Sports Fill Each Day OF Festival"
369:with the SFMYC for any number of reasons.
341:The San Francisco Model Yacht Club (SFMYC)
327:American Model Yachting Association (AMYA)
3041:Statue of JunĂpero Serra (San Francisco)
3035:Goethe–Schiller Monument (San Francisco)
3000:Bust of Ulysses S. Grant (San Francisco)
3028:Giuseppe Verdi Monument (San Francisco)
2221:War Memorial and Performing Arts Center
1302:. American Legal Publishing Corporation
956:California Digital Newspaper Collection
919:CS1 maint: location missing publisher (
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68:The Spreckels Lake Model Yacht Facility
46:The Spreckels Lake Model Yacht Facility
3125:Statue of Robert Burns (San Francisco)
1891:Wattis Institute for Contemporary Arts
1031:. San Francisco Call. January 25, 1903
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476:) suns himself on a rock, August 2013.
127:San Francisco Model Yacht Club (SFMYC)
62:San Francisco Model Yacht Club (SFMYC)
765:Outside Lands Music and Arts Festival
407:Outside Lands Music and Arts Festival
76:Park Commissioner Adolph B. Spreckels
16:Artificial reservoir in San Francisco
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2390:Chinese New Year Festival and Parade
1964:Golden Gate National Recreation Area
1402:The American Model Yacht Association
1346:Hauser, Herbert (October 17, 1909).
1327:. City & County of San francisco
1268:Sciacca, Peter (September 3, 2003).
250:Model boaters move to Spreckels Lake
298:but there are others as well. The "
211:Works Progress Administration (WPA)
3266:Midwinter International Exposition
1868:San Francisco Museum of Modern Art
1831:Museum of Performance & Design
1397:The San Francisco Model Yacht Club
888:. Los Angeles. 1912. p. 341.
710:Overall water quality of the lake.
411:Hardly Strictly Bluegrass Festival
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3662:Reservoirs in Northern California
3021:Garfield Monument (San Francisco)
2853:San Francisco Bay Area portal
1776:Chinese Historical Society Museum
668:Replacement of aging lake edging.
604:The herons in turn find the many
148:'sail-driven,' self-guided yachts
85:Spreckels Lake is an artificial,
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727:of the older wall by lake water.
261:Goat Island (Yerba Buena Island)
151:outlined by the original rocks.
2226:Yerba Buena Center for the Arts
1246:Dimmick, Carol (October 2002).
632:Wildlife/model boat coexistence
3228:San Francisco Botanical Garden
3183:California Academy of Sciences
2456:Neighborhoods in San Francisco
2323:Tonga Room & Hurricane Bar
1836:Museum of the African Diaspora
1756:California Academy of Sciences
1643:Magowan's Infinite Mirror Maze
1217:Dimmick, Carol (August 2002).
677:Removal of the bird droppings.
347:San Francisco Model Yacht Club
284:San Francisco Model Yacht Club
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3139:Statue of William D. McKinnon
3057:Ludwig van Beethoven (Baerer)
2344:Emporium Centre San Francisco
2201:American Conservatory Theater
1761:California Historical Society
1051:"The Living New Deal - SFMYC"
838:no byline (August 30, 1902).
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3064:Miguel de Cervantes Memorial
3014:The Doughboy (San Francisco)
2206:Bill Graham Civic Auditorium
1771:Children's Creativity Museum
1095:"The San Francisco Marathon"
358:Golden Gate Outboard Regatta
3642:Reservoirs in San Francisco
3105:Roman Gladiator (sculpture)
1856:San Francisco Art Institute
1851:Ripley's Believe It or Not!
1142:"Hardly Strictly Bluegrass"
795:List of lakes in California
637:Harassment of Lake Wildlife
320:Western Warship Combat Club
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1786:Contemporary Jewish Museum
1462:37.7711061°N 122.4941872°W
734:rebar-reinforced, concrete
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230:'little' St. Francis Hotel
169:fire-fighting water supply
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524:include common ducks and
474:Trachemys scripta elegans
468:Ol Br'er Turtle, a large
393:Policies and availability
3652:Reservoirs in California
1467:37.7711061; -122.4941872
364:The Spreckels Irregulars
3602:Park Presidio Boulevard
3188:Conservatory of Flowers
3092:Roald Amundsen Memorial
3071:Pioneer Mother (Grafly)
2031:San Francisco Bay Trail
1781:Conservatory of Flowers
1524:16th Avenue Tiled Steps
649:Restoration of the lake
584:western painted turtles
232:after its removal from
3118:Statue of John McLaren
2385:Carnaval San Francisco
2041:Sharp Park Golf Course
1873:San Francisco Maritime
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3414:Irving and 5th Avenue
3099:Robert Emmet (Connor)
2934:Geographical features
2758:Bayview–Hunters Point
2247:Golden State Warriors
2160:Powell-Hyde Cable Car
1806:Haas–Lilienthal House
882:"Adolph B. Spreckels"
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3536:William Hammond Hall
3078:Le Poème de la Vigne
2242:San Francisco Giants
2175:49-Mile Scenic Drive
1954:Mission Dolores Park
1919:Bay Area Ridge Trail
1861:Diego Rivera Gallery
1826:Museo ItaloAmericano
1713:Transamerica Pyramid
1588:Federal Reserve Bank
780:Lake Usage Authority
329:. Historically, the
308:Spreckels Irregulars
300:Spreckels Irregulars
96:49-Mile Scenic Drive
3238:Stow Lake Boathouse
3198:Japanese Tea Garden
3168:AIDS Memorial Grove
2405:San Francisco Pride
2359:Stonestown Galleria
2061:Yerba Buena Gardens
1746:Aquarium of the Bay
1688:Palace of Fine Arts
1458: /
1418:Media links/stories
612:Periodic fish kills
588:soft shelled turtle
552:and, occasionally,
267:in Oakland, CA and
100:Adolph B. Spreckels
3173:Alvord Lake Bridge
2793:Excelsior District
2661:Westwood Highlands
2621:Ingleside Terraces
2595:Yerba Buena Island
2480:Financial District
2308:Ghirardelli Square
2267:San Francisco Dons
2101:Golden Gate Bridge
1939:Civic Center Plaza
1766:Cartoon Art Museum
1653:Mark Hopkins Hotel
1633:Jack Kerouac Alley
1618:Golden Gate Bridge
1613:Ghirardelli Square
1578:F-Market Streetcar
1122:on August 14, 2013
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2636:Richmond District
2565:Fisherman's Wharf
2553:North of Downtown
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2056:Washington Square
2036:San Francisco Zoo
1934:Candlestick Point
1598:Fisherman's Wharf
580:red-eared sliders
163:Secondary purpose
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2742:Western Addition
2675:Western Addition
2646:St. Francis Wood
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2500:Multimedia Gulch
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1976:Golden Gate Park
1929:Buena Vista Park
1751:Cable Car Museum
1741:Asian Art Museum
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54:Golden Gate Park
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2575:Pacific Heights
2570:Marina District
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2515:South of Market
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2380:Bay to Breakers
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2328:Top of the Mark
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2150:Treasure Island
2140:Top of the Mark
2126:Pacific Heights
2116:Strawberry Hill
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1981:Huntington Park
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1821:Musée Mécanique
1811:Legion of Honor
1796:de Young Museum
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1663:Mission Dolores
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