RESERVOIR 5 - COYOTE RESERVOIR
ALERT ID 2074

Location

Latitude: 37/05/19
Locaide: 44 78-35
Longitude: 121/32/17

Description

Located along Coyote Reservoir Road in the foothills northeast of Gilroy. Center of dam located on the north edge of the reservoir just off of Coyote Reservoir 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.

Area/Capacity Curve

Last aerial survey was completed on April 27, 1987. Current storage and surface area ratings applied October 1, 1988.

General Information

Drainage Area: 120 Square Miles
Year Constructed: 1936
Reservoir Capacity: 22,925 Acre Feet
Reservoir Surface Area (full): 648 Acres
Vertical Datum: NGVD 1929

Reservoir Length: 4.8 Miles
Dam Type: Rolled Earth And Rock Fill
Dam Crest Elevation: 802 ft.
Dam Height (crest above streambed): 138 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.