| Lafayette Reservoir | |
|---|---|
 Lafayette Reservoir | |
  Lafayette Reservoir  Lafayette Reservoir | |
| Coordinates | 37°53′04″N 122°08′20″W / 37.884369°N 122.138854°W[1] |
| Managing agency | East Bay Municipal Utility District (EBMUD) |
| Built | 1933 |
| Surface area | 126 acres (51 ha) |
| Water volume | 1.4 billion US gallons (5,300,000 m3) |
| Settlements | Lafayette and Orinda, California |
The Lafayette Reservoir is an open-cut human-made terminal water storage reservoir owned and operated by the East Bay Municipal Utility District (EBMUD). Completed in 1933, it was intended solely as a standby water supply for EBMUD customers.[a] EBMUD opened the reservoir for public recreation in 1966.[3] It is located off of California State Route 24 and a mile from the Lafayette BART station, in Contra Costa County, California, United States. This all-year, day-use area is ideal for hiking, jogging, fishing, boating and picnicking. The reservoir is on the Lafayette-Orinda border. The reservoir is on a 925-acre (3.74 km2) site and holds 1.4 billion US gallons (5,300,000 m3)[3]
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Lafayette Reservoir
- ^ Stankovic, Lisa. "Layfayette (sic) Reservoir: A History of Conflict." terra psych.com. Accessed March 1, 2017.
- ^ a b "Lafayette Reservoir." Lafayette Chamber of Commerce." Accessed March 1, 2017.
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