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Coyote dam and reservoir
Many geographic features in California were named directly
or indirectly after the coyote. The Spanish explorer Juan Bautista de
Anza named the river Arroyo del Coyote after coyotes seen during his
journey. The Coyote Reservoir is located
on the former Rancho San Ysidro, a cattle ranch that belonged to Ygnacio
Ortega in the early 1800s. Coyote Dam and Reservoir is one of six original
reservoirs approved for construction by voters in May 1934. It is situated
on the Hayward fault so plans had to be redesigned. It took an extra
year to complete. Its capacity is 23,244 acre-feet of water. Its surface
area is 635 acres. *
*Reservoir storage values have been updated
to reflect recent survey results.
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