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San Antonio Dam
Country United States
Location Monterey County, California
Coordinates 35°47′53″N 120°53′07″W / 35.79806°N 120.88528°W / 35.79806; -120.88528
Opening date 1965
Owner(s) Monterey County Water Resources Agency
Dam and spillways
Type of dam Earth dam
Impounds San Antonio River
Height 202 feet (62 m)
Length 1,433 feet (437 m)
Elevation at crest 802 feet (244 m)
Width (crest) 30 feet (9.1 m)
Dam volume 4,200,000 cubic yards (3,200,000 m3)
Reservoir
Creates Lake San Antonio
Total capacity 350,000 acre-feet (430,000,000 m3)
Catchment area 353 square miles (910 km2)
Surface area 5,720 acres (2,310 ha)
Normal elevation 781 feet (238 m)

San Antonio Dam (National ID CA00813) is an earthen dam on the San Antonio River in Monterey County, California in the United States. The dam impounds Lake San Antonio, a reservoir with a capacity of 350,000 acre-feet (430,000,000 m3), located west of Camp Roberts.

History

San Antonio Dam was completed in 1965.

Access

The dam is accessible from Exit 252 of U.S. Route 101 by taking Jolon Road to Nacimiento Lake Drive to Vista Road.

Operations

Salinas River watershed

Water released from San Antonio Dam travels down the San Antonio River to join the Salinas River on its way to Monterey Bay.

Nomenclature

Another dam with the same name is located on San Antonio Creek in San Bernardino County, California.

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