San Vicente Reservoir

San Vicente Reservoir
Panorama of San Vicente Reservoir - May 2011
Location of San Vicente Reservoir in California, USA.
Location of San Vicente Reservoir in California, USA.
San Vicente Reservoir
Location of San Vicente Reservoir in California, USA.
Location of San Vicente Reservoir in California, USA.
San Vicente Reservoir
LocationSan Diego County, California
Coordinates32°54′44″N 116°55′30″W / 32.9122701°N 116.9250274°W / 32.9122701; -116.9250274
TypeReservoir
Primary inflowsSan Vicente Creek, First San Diego Aqueduct
Primary outflowsSan Vicente Creek, San Vicente Pipelines 1 and 2
Catchment area75 sq mi (190 km2)[1]
Basin countriesUnited States
Managing agencyCity of San Diego
Surface area1,600 acres (6.5 km2)
Water volume390,430,000 cu yd (242,000 acre⋅ft)
Surface elevation207 m (679 ft)
Websitewww.sandiego.gov/reservoirs-lakes/san-vicente-reservoir

San Vicente Reservoir is a reservoir created by the San Vicente Dam in San Diego County, California. It is located in the Cuyamaca Mountains, approximately 4.3 miles (6.9 km) north of Lakeside off California State Route 67.

  1. ^ Hill, Joseph (Winter 2002). "Dry Rivers, Dammed Rivers and Floods: An Early History of the Struggle Between Droughts and Floods in San Diego". The Journal of San Diego History, Volume 48, Number 1. Retrieved 2010-07-28.