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Mining operations resulted in mercury pollution of the Guadalupe River and South San Francisco Bay, impacting birds and aquatic species. In 2005 the responsible parties, which include private companies and local government agencies, agreed to a legal settlement of approximately US$6,750,822 for restoration projects.
Guadalupe Reservoir is a reservoir in Santa Clara County, California, United States, about 5 miles (8 km) south of the city of San Jose, California. It is at an elevation of 614 feet (187 m). [ 1 ] It has a surface area of 74 acres (300,000 m 2 ) and a capacity of 3,415 acre-feet (4,212,000 m 3 ).
Pheasant Creek and the rest of the upper Guadalupe River watershed below the Guadalupe Reservoir and Dam were near the Guadalupe Mine, part of the New Almaden Mercury Mining District, established in 1845 in the hills south of San Jose, California, which hosted the first and most productive mercury mines in the state. [4]
Calero Creek Trail and Mine Trail, 18 miles of unpaved hiking trails; Guadalupe Creek Trail, is a 1.7-mile trail [24] Mount Umunhum trail, a 7.7 mile trail in the Sierra Azul Open Space Preserve to the summit of the mountain; Senador Mine Trail, Mine Hill Trail, and Castillero Trail, a 12.7 mile trail
Hicks owned various lands about the Guadalupe Mine and operated a store there until his death in 1901. He paid for the survey of Hicks Road, which until 1956 ran from Camden Avenue to Alamitos Road. [5] Hicks Road runs along Guadalupe Creek, and Hicks Creek is the first significant tributary of Guadalupe Creek below Guadalupe Reservoir and Dam.
New Idria Mercury Mine: San Benito ... (Landfill #2) San Bernardino: 10/15/1984: 07/22/1987: ... (South San Jose Plant) Santa Clara
Almaden Quicksilver County Park is a 4,163 acres (17 km 2) park that includes the grounds of former mercury ("quicksilver") mines adjacent to south San Jose, California, USA. The park's elevation varies greatly: the most used entrances (on the east side of the park) are less than 600 feet (183 m) above sea level , while the highest point in the ...
Almaden Quicksilver County Park, 4,147 acres (16.78 km 2) of former mercury mines in South San Jose (operated and maintained by the Santa Clara County Parks and Recreation Department). Alum Rock Park, 718 acres (2.91 km 2) in East San Jose, the oldest municipal park in California and one of the largest municipal parks in the United States.