Lake Elizabeth (Fremont, California)
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Lake Elizabeth, located in Fremont, California
, is a man made 83 acres (33.6 ha) lake. When at average capacity, water rises to a depth of about seven feet.
were dedicated to Fremont
's sister city, Elizabeth, South Australia
. Central Park and the lake are visited by hundreds of people every day, and the lake is commonly used for boating and other recreational activities. It has made the park a home for a large number of birds, some very unusual who live near the small forest on the northern side of the park or on the small island, inaccessible to visitors, in the center of the lake. Many people come to bicycle or jog around the lake's perimeter and many families come for the two playgrounds in the park and the other three that it connects to by walkway.
BART
is tunneling under the lake for the Warms Springs
/San Jose BART extension.
Fremont, California
Fremont is a city in Alameda County, California. It was incorporated on January 23, 1956, from the merger of five smaller communities: Centerville, Niles, Irvington, Mission San Jose, and Warm Springs...
, is a man made 83 acres (33.6 ha) lake. When at average capacity, water rises to a depth of about seven feet.
About
Lake Elizabeth was named when it and the surrounding Central ParkCentral Park
Central Park is a public park in the center of Manhattan in New York City, United States. The park initially opened in 1857, on of city-owned land. In 1858, Frederick Law Olmsted and Calvert Vaux won a design competition to improve and expand the park with a plan they entitled the Greensward Plan...
were dedicated to Fremont
Fremont, California
Fremont is a city in Alameda County, California. It was incorporated on January 23, 1956, from the merger of five smaller communities: Centerville, Niles, Irvington, Mission San Jose, and Warm Springs...
's sister city, Elizabeth, South Australia
Elizabeth, South Australia
Elizabeth is a northern suburb of Adelaide, South Australia. It is located in the City of Playford.-History:Elizabeth was established in 1955 as part of a planned satellite town by the South Australian Housing Trust on rural land between the older towns of Salisbury and...
. Central Park and the lake are visited by hundreds of people every day, and the lake is commonly used for boating and other recreational activities. It has made the park a home for a large number of birds, some very unusual who live near the small forest on the northern side of the park or on the small island, inaccessible to visitors, in the center of the lake. Many people come to bicycle or jog around the lake's perimeter and many families come for the two playgrounds in the park and the other three that it connects to by walkway.
BART
Bay Area Rapid Transit
Bay Area Rapid Transit is a rapid transit system serving the San Francisco Bay Area. The heavy-rail public transit and subway system connects San Francisco with cities in the East Bay and suburbs in northern San Mateo County. BART operates five lines on of track with 44 stations in four counties...
is tunneling under the lake for the Warms Springs
Warm Springs (BART station)
Warm Springs will be an at-grade BART station in Fremont. Construction on the station began in fall 2010; it is scheduled to open in late 2015....
/San Jose BART extension.