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Lake Elsinore

Lake Elsinore
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About Lake Elsinore

Lake Elsinore is a natural freshwater lake in Riverside County, California, United States, located east of the Santa Ana Mountains and fed by the San Jacinto River. Originally named Laguna Grande by Spanish explorers, it was renamed for the town of Elsinore, established on its northeastern shore on April 9, 1888.

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Heavy rain this spring meant that the hills around the Californian city of Lake Elsinore, population 68,000, became covered with a super bloom of millions and millions of poppies so extensive it could be seen from space. Unsurprisingly, their beauty attracted eager, selfie-seeking poppy tourists.

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Coordinates: 33.6592, -117.3492

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