Reservoir 1 - Almaden Reservoir

RESERVOIR 1 - ALMADEN RESERVOIR
ALERT ID 2090

Location
Latitude: 37/09/54 Locaide: 34 46-42	Longitude: 121/49/39

Description
Located along Alamitos Road, in the San Vicente Grant. Center of dam located on Alamitos Creek 0.7 miles southwest of New Almaden.

Period of Record
SCVWD record begins October 2, 1960 with continuous operation to the present.

Station Information
Radio telemetry ALERT station. Balance beam manometer Hydrogage ®.

Area/Capacity Curve
Last aerial survey was completed in September of 1997. Current storage and surface area ratings applied October 1, 1997.

General Information
Drainage Area: 12.0 Square Miles Year Constructed: 1935 Reservoir Capacity: 1,586 Acre Feet Reservoir Surface Area (full): 59 Acres Vertical Datum: NAVD 1988 (applied October 1, 1997)	Reservoir Length: 1.1 Miles Dam Type: Rolled Earth Fill Dam Crest Elevation: 616.86 ft. Dam Height (crest above streambed): 108 ft. Outlet capacity: 190 cfs (246 with canal)

For detailed station information, please contact (408) 265-2600 and request "Reservoir" information. For data requests, please use the following link: Public Records Request Form

For detailed dam specifications call Joe Aguilera at (408) 265-2607 x2530, or e-mail: jaguilera@valleywater.org