Sweetwater Reservoir
Location of Sweetwater Reservoir in California, USA.
Location of Sweetwater Reservoir in California, USA.
Sweetwater Reservoir
Location of Sweetwater Reservoir in California, USA.
Location of Sweetwater Reservoir in California, USA.
Sweetwater Reservoir
LocationSan Diego County, California[2]
Coordinates32°41′49″N 116°59′14″W / 32.69694°N 116.98722°W / 32.69694; -116.98722[1]
TypeReservoir
Primary inflowsSweetwater River
Primary outflowsSweetwater River[2]
Catchment area182 square miles (470 km2)[2]
Basin countriesUnited States
Managing agencySweetwater Authority
BuiltApril 7, 1888 (1888-04-07)
Max. length2 miles (3.2 km)
Max. width0.75 miles (1.21 km)
Surface area936 acres (379 ha)[2]
Max. depth108 feet (33 m)
Water volume27,689 acre-feet (34,154,000 m3)[2]
FrozenNever
Islandsnone
SettlementsLa Presa
Websitewww.sweetwater.org/258/Sweetwater-Reservoir
Map
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 the 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. ^ "Sweetwater Reservoir". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. 1981-01-19. Retrieved 2011-01-20.
  2. ^ a b c d e "Dams Within the Jurisdiction of the State of California" (PDF). California Department of Water Resources. Retrieved 2014-08-25.


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