San Antonio Dam

San Antonio Dam
CountryUnited States
LocationMonterey County, California[1]
Coordinates35°47′53″N 120°53′07″W / 35.79806°N 120.88528°W / 35.79806; -120.88528
Opening date1965; 59 years ago (1965)[1]
Owner(s)Monterey County Water Resources Agency[1]
Dam and spillways
Type of damEarth dam[1]
ImpoundsSan Antonio River[1]
Height202 feet (62 m)[1]
Length1,433 feet (437 m)[1]
Elevation at crest802 feet (244 m)[1]
Width (crest)30 feet (9.1 m)[1]
Dam volume4,200,000 cubic yards (3,200,000 m3)[1]
Reservoir
CreatesLake San Antonio
Total capacity350,000 acre-feet (430,000,000 m3)[1]
Catchment area353 square miles (910 km2)[1]
Surface area5,720 acres (2,310 ha)[1]
Normal elevation781 feet (238 m)[2]

San Antonio Dam (National ID CA00813) is an earthen dam on the San Antonio River in Monterey County, California in the United States. The dam impounds Lake San Antonio, a reservoir with a capacity of 350,000 acre-feet (430,000,000 m3), located west of Camp Roberts.

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m "Dams Within the Jurisdiction of the State of California (N-S)" (PDF). California Department of Water Resources, Division of Safety of Dams. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 5, 2012. Retrieved November 2, 2012.
  2. ^ "Lake San Antonio". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. 1981-01-19. Retrieved 2012-11-02.