Almaden Reservoir

Almaden Reservoir
March 2008
Location of lake in California
Location of lake in California
Almaden Reservoir
LocationSanta Clara County, California
Coordinates37°09′45″N 121°50′08″W / 37.16250°N 121.83556°W / 37.16250; -121.83556
Typereservoir
Primary inflowsLarrabee Gulch,[1] Barret Canyon,[2] Herbert Creek,[3] and Jacques Gulch[4]
Primary outflowsAlamitos Creek
Catchment area12.5 sq mi (32 km2)
Basin countriesUnited States
Managing agencySanta Clara Valley Water District
Max. length4,000 ft (1,200 m)
Max. width600 ft (180 m)
Surface area62 acres (250,000 m2)
Water volume2,000 acre-feet (2,500,000 m3)
Surface elevation617 feet (188 m)
References[5][6][1][2][3][4]

Almaden Reservoir is an artificial lake in the hills south of San Jose, California in the United States. It borders on the 4,163-acre (1,685 ha) Almaden Quicksilver County Park,[7] which provides limited fishing[8] ("catch-and-release"), picnicking, hiking, and horseback riding activities. Swimming[9] and boating[10] are not permitted in the reservoir.

The California Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment has issued a "Do Not Eat" advisory for any fish caught in Almaden Reservoir due to elevated levels of mercury.[11]

  1. ^ a b "Larrabee Gulch". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  2. ^ a b "Barret Canyon". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  3. ^ a b "Herbert Creek". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  4. ^ a b "Jacques Gulch". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  5. ^ Cite error: The named reference CDWR-CaliforniaReservoirs was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  6. ^ "Almaden Reservoir". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  7. ^ Cite error: The named reference SCCPRD-AlmadenQuicksilverPark was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  8. ^ Cite error: The named reference SCCPRD-FishingGuidelines was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  9. ^ Cite error: The named reference SCVWD-Reservoirs-Swimming was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  10. ^ Cite error: The named reference SCCPRD-BoatingGuidelines was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  11. ^ Monserrat, Laurie (2015-03-11). "Almaden Reservoir". OEHHA. Retrieved 2018-06-11.