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Lexington Reservoir and Lenihan Dam
Lexington Reservoir and James J.
Lenihan Dam are located on Los Gatos Creek about three miles
south of the town of Los Gatos. The dam was originally referred to as
"Windy Point Dam," due to its close proximity to an obscure
spur known as Windy Point. In 1947, the directors of the water district
decided to name the dam for Lexington, the small nearby community that
was sacrificed when the reservoir was built. In 1996, Lexington Dam
was renamed for James J. Lenihan, the Santa Clara Valley Water District's
longest-serving director with 37 years of service. The reservoir capacity
is 19,044 acre-feet of water. Its surface area is 412 acres.*
Current projects at Lexingon Reservoir:
*Reservoir storage values have been updated
to reflect recent survey results.
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