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.
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| Location | San Diego County, California[2] |
| Coordinates | 32°41′49″N 116°59′14″W / 32.69694°N 116.98722°W[1] |
| Type | Reservoir |
| Primary inflows | Sweetwater River |
| Primary outflows | Sweetwater River[2] |
| Catchment area | 182 square miles (470 km2)[2] |
| 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)[2] |
| Max. depth | 108 feet (33 m) |
| Water volume | 27,689 acre-feet (34,154,000 m3)[2] |
| Frozen | Never |
| Islands | none |
| Settlements | La Presa |
| Website | www |
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Environment
editThe 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
editReferences
edit- ^ "Sweetwater Reservoir". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. 1981-01-19. Retrieved 2011-01-20.
- ^ 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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