Guadalupe Reservoir

Guadalupe Reservoir is a reservoir in Santa Clara County, California, United States, about 15 miles south of the city of San Jose, California. It is at an elevation of 614 feet. It has a surface area of 74 acres and a capacity of 3,415 acre-feet. The reservoir is located along Hicks Road on Guadalupe Creek, a tributary of the Guadalupe River. The Guadalup…
Guadalupe Reservoir is a reservoir in Santa Clara County, California, United States, about 15 miles south of the city of San Jose, California. It is at an elevation of 614 feet. It has a surface area of 74 acres and a capacity of 3,415 acre-feet. The reservoir is located along Hicks Road on Guadalupe Creek, a tributary of the Guadalupe River. The Guadalupe River was named Rio de Nuestra Señora de Guadalupe on March 30, 1776, by the de Anza expedition, in honor of the Mexican saint who was the principal patron saint of the expedition. Guadalupe dam and reservoir, constructed in 1935, is one of the six original systems approved for construction by voters in 1934.
  • Location: Santa Clara County, California
  • Primary inflows: Guadalupe Creek
  • Primary outflows: Guadalupe Creek
  • Basin countries: United States
  • Max. length: 6,600 ft (2,000 m)
  • Max. width: 660 ft (200 m)
  • Surface area: 74 acres (300,000 m²)
Data from: en.wikipedia.org