Bethany Reservoir

Bethany Reservoir
Bethany Reservoir and aqueduct
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Location	Alameda County, California
Coordinates	37°46′15″N 121°36′03″W[1]
Type	reservoir
Basin countries	United States
Surface area	180 acres (73 ha)
Shore length^1	6 miles (9.7 km)
^1 Shore length is not a well-defined measure.

The Bethany Reservoir is located 8 miles (13 km) northeast of Livermore, California, USA, on the California Aqueduct. It serves as the forebay for the South Bay Pumping Plant that feeds the South Bay Aqueduct.

Characteristics

• Gross capacity: 5,250 acre-feet (6,480,000 m³)^[2]

See also

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

References

1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Bethany Reservoir
2. "Dams Within the Jurisdiction of the State of California (A-G)" (PDF). California Department of Water Resources. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 9, 2012. Retrieved September 27, 2012.

External links

• Bethany Reservoir