Sweetwater Reservoir
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Interactive map of Sweetwater Reservoir | |
| Location | San Diego County, California[1] |
| Coordinates | 32°41′49″N 116°59′14″W / 32.69694°N 116.98722°W[2] |
| Type | Reservoir |
| Sweetwater River | |
| Sweetwater River[1] | |
| 182 square miles (470 km2)[1] | |
| Basin countries | United States |
Managing agency | Sweetwater Authority |
| Built | April 7, 1888 |
| Max. length | 2 miles (3.2 km) |
| Max. width | 0.75 miles (1.21 km) |
Surface area | 936 acres (379 ha)[1] |
| Max. depth | 108 feet (33 m) |
Water volume | 27,689 acre-feet (34,154,000 m3)[1] |
| Frozen | Never |
| Islands | none |
| Settlements | La Presa |
| Website | www |
Sweetwater Reservoir is a 960-acre (390 ha) artificial lake in San Diego County, California, formed by Sweetwater Dam on the Sweetwater River. Construction of the dam was completed in 1888.
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 2 3 4 5 "Dams Within the Jurisdiction of the State of California" (PDF). California Department of Water Resources. Retrieved August 25, 2014.
- ↑ "Sweetwater Reservoir". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. January 19, 1981. Retrieved January 20, 2011.