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Map of California's interconnected water system, including all eleven reservoirs over 1,000,000 acre-feet (1.2 km 3) as well as selected smaller ones. This is a list of the largest reservoirs, or man-made lakes, in the U.S. state of California.
Reservoir Dam River County Owner Completed Type Height of dam [a] Reservoir capacity (ft) (m) (acre ft) (1,000 m 3) ; Almaden Reservoir: Almaden Dam: Alamitos Creek
The Los Angeles Department of Water and Power (LADWP) stated that a reservoir was needed to provide additional water supply for domestic and firefighting purposes on the south slope of the Santa Monica mountains. [3] In 1966, a bid for constructing the concrete-lined, compacted earth reservoir was given to Aetron, a subsidiary of Aerojet.
When full, the reservoir covers 1,234 acres (4.99 km 2), has a maximum water depth of 115 feet (35 m), and a shoreline of 27 miles (43 km). [1] Lake Hodges is owned by the City of San Diego and supplies water to the San Dieguito Water District and Santa Fe Irrigation District. Lake Hodges has a total capacity of 30,251 acre-feet of water. [2]
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The Sites Reservoir was proposed in the 1950s. [2] California had serious droughts in 1977-1978, 2006–2010, and 2011–2017, raising concern about water insecurity. [3] The project is intended to improve reliability of supply during drought conditions.
The proposed $4.5 billion reservoir would inundate nearly 14,000 acres of ranch lands in Glenn and Colusa counties to store water diverted from the Sacramento River through new a system of dams ...
Lake Poway is a dam and reservoir in Poway, California, United States.The dam is owned by the City of Poway and was constructed between 1970 and 1972 with the purpose of storing and supplying water, and providing recreational facilities to the community.