Reservoir 4 - Chesbro Reservoir

RESERVOIR 4 - CHESBRO RESERVOIR
ALERT ID 1470

Location
Latitude: 37/07/00 Locaide: 43 61-35	Longitude: 121/41/34

Description
Located along Oak Glen Avenue in the foothills southwest of Morgan Hill. Center of dam located on Llagas Creek directly off of Oak Glen Avenue.

Period of Record
SCVWD record begins October 9, 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 on April 4, 1989. Current storage and surface area ratings applied October 1, 1989.

General Information
Drainage Area: 19.5 Square Miles Year Constructed: 1955 Reservoir Capacity: 8,952 Acre Feet Reservoir Surface Area (full): 265 Acres Vertical Datum: NGVD 1929	Reservoir Length: 2.4 Miles Dam Type: Rolled Earth and Rock Fill Dam Crest Elevation: 535 ft. Dam Height (crest above streambed): 95 ft. Outlet Capacity: 740 cfs (estimated)

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