Sweetwater Reservoir

Sweetwater Reservoir is a 960-acre (390 ha) artificial lake in San Diego County, California, formed by the Sweetwater Dam on the Sweetwater River. Construction of the dam was completed in 1888.

Sweetwater Reservoir
Sweetwater Reservoir
Sweetwater Reservoir
LocationSan Diego County, California[1]
Coordinates32°41′49″N 116°59′14″W[2]
TypeReservoir
Primary inflowsSweetwater River
Primary outflowsSweetwater River[1]
Catchment area182 square miles (470 km2)[1]
Basin countriesUnited States
BuiltApril 7, 1888 (1888-04-07)
Max. length2 miles (3.2 km)
Max. width0.75 miles (1.21 km)
Surface area936 acres (379 ha)[1]
Max. depth108 feet (33 m)
Water volume27,689 acre feet (34,154,000 m3)[1]
FrozenNever
Islandsnone
SettlementsLa Presa
Sweetwater Reservoir as seen from San Miguel Mountain in 2006

Environment

The area surrounding the reservoir is home to several species, including least Bell's vireo and the California gnatcatcher. It lies near the census-designated places of Bonita, La Presa and Spring Valley. The drainage basin it forms along with Loveland Reservoir covers 230 square miles (600 km2).

See also

References

  1. "Dams Within the Jurisdiction of the State of California" (PDF). California Department of Water Resources. Retrieved 2014-08-25.
  2. "Sweetwater Reservoir". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. 1981-01-19. Retrieved 2011-01-20.


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