San Vicente Reservoir facts for kids
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Panorama of San Vicente Reservoir - May 2011
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 San Vicente Reservoir
Location in California
San Vicente Reservoir
Location in the United States
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| Location | San Diego County, California |
| Coordinates | 32°54′44″N 116°55′30″W / 32.9122701°N 116.9250274°W |
| Type | reservoir |
| Primary inflows | San Vicente Creek, First San Diego Aqueduct |
| Primary outflows | San Vicente Creek, San Vicente Pipelines 1 and 2 |
| Catchment area | 75 sq mi (190 km2) |
| Basin countries | United States |
| Surface area | 1,600 acres (6.5 km2) |
| Water volume | 390,430,000 cu yd (242,000 acre⋅ft) |
San Vicente Reservoir is a reservoir created by the San Vicente Dam in San Diego County, California. It is located in the Cuyamaca Mountains, approximately 4.3 miles (6.9 km) north of Lakeside off California State Route 67.
Description
The reservoir is formed by impounding the waters of San Vicente Creek, and the Colorado River via the First San Diego Aqueduct branch of the Colorado River Aqueduct from Lake Havasu. It is the largest reservoir in the city of San Diego, with a storage capacity of 249,358.0 AF (https://www.sandiego.gov/water/recreation/levels)
In 2009, construction began of a $568 million project to increase the size of San Vicente Reservoir twofold. San Diego County Water Authority officials are hoping to receive funding from Proposition 18 (the $11.1 billion bond to upgrade the Californian water supply), but will continue the upgrade without these funds if the Proposition is unsuccessful. [1]
Recreation
The raising of the dam more than doubled the reservoir's past capacity of 145,200,000 cu yd (111,000,000 m3) by increasing it 245,226,666 cu yd (187,489,239 m3) to a total of 390,426,666 cu yd (298,502,604 m3). The reservoir is a popular place for fishing, boating, waterskiing and wakeboarding.
