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__NOTOC__ Lake Cunningham is an artificial lake in Lake Cunningham Park, in East San Jose, California, near the Eastridge Mall and Eastridge Transit Center. It is not a geological feature recognized in the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). It is located on Capitol Expressway and stands next to Reid-Hillview Airport. The Lake Cunningham Skate Park and Raging Waters theme park are also in Lake Cunningham Park. The Lake Cunningham – Eastridge Mall area was one of Santa Clara Valley's three permanent wetland complex called "lagunas". The area was called Laguna Secayre during the initial Euro-American settlement (1769–1850). Laguna Secayre covered a much larger area than Lake Cunningham Park does now.〔Coyote Creek Watershed Historical Ecology Study (http://www.sfei.org/sites/default/files/HEP/reports/coyote_pdfs/2_historical_cond_watershed.pdf )〕 Due to intense urbanization in the surrounding hill areas, the storm water that historically exited the canyons and percolated through the gravel below ground was channeled into pipes below the streets to Thompson Creek and Lake Cunningham. This has led to an increase in runoff during the winter storms.〔Pat Ferraro, former Santa Clara Valley Water District Board of Directors member; 23 years, six terms of service.〕 The lake and park are named after James F. Cunningham who owned the land before the city acquired it for flooding control.〔http://voices.yahoo.com/little-known-historical-facts-lake-cunningham-regional-6619668.html〕 ==Gallery== File:Lake Cunningham 1.JPG File:Lake Cunningham 2.JPG File:Lake Cunningham 4.JPG 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Lake Cunningham」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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