Sweetwater Reservoir

Sweetwater Reservoir
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Location	San Diego County, California[2]
Coordinates	32°41′49″N 116°59′14″W[1]
Type	Reservoir
Primary inflows	Sweetwater River
Primary outflows	Sweetwater River[2]
Catchment area	182 square miles (470 km^2)[2]
Basin countries	United States
Managing agency	Sweetwater Authority
Built	April 7, 1888 (1888-04-07)
Max. length	2 miles (3.2 km)
Max. width	0.75 miles (1.21 km)
Surface area	936 acres (379 ha)[2]
Max. depth	108 feet (33 m)
Water volume	27,689 acre-feet (34,154,000 m^3)[2]
Frozen	Never
Islands	none
Settlements	La Presa
Website	www.sweetwater.org/258/Sweetwater-Reservoir

Sweetwater Reservoir as seen from San Miguel Mountain in 2006

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

• List of dams and reservoirs in California
• List of lakes in California

References

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