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The water that supplies the Santa Clara Valley Water District comes from various locations. Some of it comes from snowpack melt miles away. [3] This water is brought to the county through the many infrastructure projects in California, including the Federal Central Valley Project. [3] Santa Clara county also gets some of its water from recycled ...
The reservoir was created in 1957 (67 years ago) () by the construction of the Uvas Dam [6] across Uvas Creek in the southern part of Uvas Valley. It is the fifth largest reservoir owned by the Santa Clara Valley Water District.
On May 6, 1959, the City of San José and City of Santa Clara signed a joint powers agreement, "Agreement between San Jose and Santa Clara Respecting Sewage Treatment Plant", [1] giving Santa Clara 20% ownership in exchange for helping to fund upgrades at the plant, which was renamed the San Jose/Santa Clara Water Pollution Control Plant. [2]
The reservoir is managed by the Santa Clara Valley Water District (SCVWD) and has a current capacity of 3,465 acre-feet (4,274,000 m 3) of water. As currently managed by the SCVWD, flows are released during summer months which result in maintaining a wet channel for approximately 5.7 miles (9.2 km) downstream of the Reservoir (to Fremont Avenue ...
It is the second largest reservoir owned by the Santa Clara Valley Water District. [2] A 4,595-acre county park ("Coyote-Bear") surrounds the reservoir, [3] and provides camping (RVs and tents), fishing [4] ("catch-and-release"), picnicking, and hiking activities. Swimming is not allowed by order of the Santa Clara Valley Water District. [5]
Location: Santa Clara County, California: Coordinates: 1]: Type: Reservoir: Primary inflows: Coyote Creek [2]: Primary outflows: Coyote Creek [2]: Catchment area: 194.4 sq mi (503 km 2): Basin countries: United States: Managing agency: Santa Clara Valley Water District: Max. length: 41,184 ft (12,553 m): Max. width: 3,840 ft (1,170 m): Surface area: 1,271 acres (5.14 km 2): Water volume ...
In 1943, because of the rapid expansion of orchards in the county, the Santa Clara Valley Water District determined that the well water in the Santa Clara Valley was being diminished rapidly and a dam was needed on Los Gatos Creek, with one goal being to percolate the water into the ground and ultimately increase the amount of well water ...
The Los Gatos Creek runs 24 miles (39 km) in California through Santa Clara Valley Water District's Guadalupe Watershed from the Santa Cruz Mountains northward through the Santa Clara Valley until its confluence with the Guadalupe River in downtown San Jose. The Guadalupe River then continues onward into San Francisco Bay.