San Antonio Reservoir
San Antonio Reservoir is located in Alameda County, California, about three miles east-southeast of Sunol. It was built in 1964[1] by the City and County of San Francisco. Formed by the James H. Turner Dam[2] across San Antonio Creek[1] not far above where it flows into Alameda Creek, its purpose is to store water from the Hetch Hetchy Aqueduct and local wells and watersheds. It has a capacity of 50,500 acre feet (62,300,000 m3).[1]
San Antonio Reservoir | |
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Aerial view of San Antonio Reservoir | |
San Antonio Reservoir San Antonio Reservoir | |
Location | Alameda County, California |
Coordinates | 37.58118°N 121.82825°W |
Type | reservoir |
Primary inflows | San Antonio Creek |
Primary outflows | San Antonio Creek |
Basin countries | United States |
The reservoir is not open to the public.
See also
- List of dams and reservoirs in California
- List of lakes in California
References
- "Dams Within the Jurisdiction of the State of California" (PDF). California Department of Water Resources. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 5, 2012. Retrieved October 15, 2012.
- "Dams With a Different Reservoir Name" (PDF). California Department of Water Resources. Retrieved October 15, 2012.
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