Lake Hodges Dan Overflow Feb 27 11.m4v

Thousands of people Sunday flooded along, over, and around Del Dios Highway on Feb. 27, 2011 as the Lake Hodges Dam overflow event reached epic proportions.

Vehicles lined busy two-lane Del Dios Highway for miles as people flocked to the unusual scene of water busting over the dam restoring the San Dieguito River long kept caged upstream.

A holiday spirit was in the cool, crisp air as days of rain cleared out and San Diego weather returned in beautiful force. Visibility stretched all the way to Palomar Mountain -- also unusual for the lake that lies halfway between Escondido and Rancho Santa Fe.

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