Reservoir 2 - Anderson Reservoir

RESERVOIR 2 - ANDERSON RESERVOIR
ALERT ID 2082

Location
Latitude: 37/09/56 Locaide: 36 69-69	Longitude: 121/37/42

Description
Located in the foothills northeast of Morgan Hill. Center of dam located on Coyote Creek just off of Cochran Road.

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

Station Information
Radio telemetry ALERT station. Pressure transducer installed June 2000 - replacing balance beam manometer Hydrogage ®.

Area/Capacity Curve
Last aerial survey was completed on October 7, 1987. Current storage and surface area ratings applied October 1, 1988.

General Information
Drainage Area: 193.4 Square Miles Year Constructed: 1950 Reservoir Capacity: 89,073 Acre Feet Reservoir Surface Area (full): 1,245 Acres Vertical Datum: NGVD 1929	Reservoir Length: 7.8 Miles Dam Type: Rolled Earth and Rock Fill Dam Crest Elevation: 644.50 ft. Dam Height (crest above streambed): 240 ft. Outlet Capacity: 550 cfs

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