About Woodward Lake
Woodward Lake is a private master-planned community in northeast Fresno, developed starting in July 1985 on 440 acres around a 54-acre lake. The master association counts 1,158 single-family homes, 201 of them lakefront with private docks.
It sits near Friant Road and Lakeview Drive in ZIP 93730, about 7 miles from our Fresno location. Woodward Lake is separate from Woodward Park, the public city park nearby.
ZIP: 93730 · Distance: about 6.8 miles from ACRE Fresno, 911 E Lansing Way.
Lakefront yards and runoff
On a lakefront lot, the lawn usually slopes toward the water. A zone that runs too long, a head that sprays past the edge, or a broken line all send water downhill, carrying fertilizer and soil toward the lake. Short repeat cycles, matched nozzles and heads set to stop at the edge keep the water in the yard.
Interior lots don’t have the slope, but many systems here date from the community’s build-out starting in 1985, so valve and wiring age is the more common issue.
Finding a hidden leak
A leak on a sloped lakefront lot can drain toward the water and never puddle where you would see it. Signs: a wet strip at the bottom of the yard, a zone with weak heads, or a water meter that moves with everything off. We check the meter, isolate the zone, and trace the line. See how to find a sprinkler line leak and pipe and leak repair in Fresno.
Master association and sub-associations
Woodward Lake has a master association plus six sub-associations (Lakefront, Americana Shores, Chesapeake Circle, Club Capri, Mariners Pointe and Windham Bay), each with its own board. Common areas are theirs to maintain. Before changing front-yard landscaping or moving heads near a shared area, check with your association; the sprinkler system inside your lot is normally yours.
Watering rules in Woodward Lake
Woodward Lake homes on City of Fresno water follow the City’s outdoor schedule. From April 1 to October 31, odd-numbered addresses water Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday and even-numbered addresses Wednesday, Friday and Sunday. From November 1 to March 31, odd addresses water Saturday only and even addresses Sunday only. No watering on Mondays, and never between 10 a.m. and 6 p.m.
Full details: Fresno watering schedule. We program your controller to your address’s days when we finish a repair.
What we repair in Woodward Lake
- Line and leak repair: broken laterals, cracked fittings, soggy spots.
- Head and nozzle replacement: sunken, broken, misting or mismatched heads.
- Valve repair: zones that won’t start, won’t stop, or leak at the valve box.
- Controller and timer repair: lost programs, dead stations, wrong watering days.
Every visit starts at the controller: we run each zone, show you what we find, and price each fix before any work. Want the full picture? The free 21-point inspection lists every issue by valve.
Near Woodward Lake
Nearby neighborhoods we serve: Fort Washington (0.5 mi), Woodward Park (1.4 mi), Copper River Ranch (1.4 mi), Rolling Hills (1.9 mi). Distances are straight-line.
All of our Fresno services are available in Woodward Lake, including sprinkler repair, irrigation repair and emergency sprinkler repair.
Safety first: if you can’t stop the water, close the shutoff valve for the irrigation system, or the main shutoff to the house. Before you dig anywhere, call 811 to have buried utility lines marked.
Written by ACRE Landscape Inc, Fresno & Clovis. Updated October 31, 2026.