RESERVOIR 11 - VASONA RESERVOIR
ALERT ID 1468

Location

Latitude: 37/14/48
Locaide: 25 30-55
Longitude: 121/57/49

Description

Located just north of Blossom Hill Road on the west side of Highway 17. Center of dam located on the Los Gatos Creek at the north edge of the reservoir.

Period of Record

SCVWD record begins December 2, 1960 with continuous operation to the present.

Station Information

Radio telemetry ALERT station. Float measured level sensor.

Area/Capacity Curve

Last aerial survey was completed in 1968.

General Information

Drainage Area: 43.9 Square Miles
Year Constructed: 1935
Reservoir Capacity: 400 Acre Feet
Reservoir Surface Area (full): 57 Acres
Vertical Datum: NGVD 1929

Reservoir Length: 0.8 Miles
Dam Type: Rolled Earth and Rock Fill
Dam Crest Elevation: 305 ft.
Dam Height (crest above streambed): 30 ft.


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

Providing stream stewardship, wholesale water supply and flood protection for Santa Clara County.