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is a city in Western Riverside County,California, As of January 2009 the population was estimated to be 50,267 according to the California Department of Finance. It is the home of the Lake Elsinore Storm baseball club of the California League which plays at the Lake Elsinore Diamond.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 38.8 square miles (100.4 km²) of which 33.8 square miles (87.5 km²) of it is land and 5.0 square miles (12.9 km²), or 12.82%, is water.
Lake Elsinore (the lake) is the largest natural freshwater lake in Southern California and is situated at the lowest point within the 750 square mile San Jacinto Watershed at the terminus of the San Jacinto River. Lake levels are healthy at 1,244 feet and often fluctuate, although much has been done recently to prevent the lake from drying up, flooding, or becoming stagnant. At 1,255 feet, the lake would spill into the outflow channel, known properly as Temescal Creek.
Lake Elsinore is bordered by the Elsinore Mountains to the East, which are a part of the larger Santa Ana Mountain Range, and receive snowfall a few days each year. Included in the Santa Ana Mountains is the Cleveland National Forest. Lake Elsinore is a part of the Temecula Valley and portions are also considered part of Temescal Canyon.
Like many other large geographical cities, Lake Elsinore is composed of several districts that includes the historic Countryclub Heights and Downtown, the established Four Corners, Lake Terrace, Machado Street Corridor, Northshore, Torn Ranch, and Tuscany Hills, and the newer Alberhill Ranch, Canyon Hills, La Laguna Estates, North Peak, Rosetta Canyon, Summerly, and Viscaya neighborhoods.