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The reservoir is formed by El Capitan Dam on the San Diego River and has a capacity of 112,800 acre⋅ft (139.1 million m 3). The 237-foot (72 m) dam is composed of hydraulic fill and was completed in 1934. The dam is owned by the city of San Diego (Originally owned by the Kumeyaae tribe) and its primary purpose is to supply drinking water.
The Refugio oil spill on May 19, 2015, contaminated one of the most biologically diverse areas of the West Coast of the United States with 142,800 U.S. gallons (3,400 barrels; 541,000 liters) of crude oil. [2] The corroded pipeline that caused the spill closed indefinitely, resulting in financial impacts to the county estimated as high as $74 ...
El Capitan (Spanish: El Capitán) is a peak in Culberson County, Texas, located within Guadalupe Mountains National Park. [2] The 10th-highest peak in Texas at 8,085 ft (2,464 m), El Capitan is part of the Guadalupe Mountains, an exposed portion of a Permian period reef uplifted and exposed by tectonic activity during the late Cretaceous period. [3]
Dixon Reservoir is a small man-made reservoir [3] created by the construction of the Dixon Reservoir Dam. [1] Dixon Reservoir is in the city of Escondido, California, [4] in San Diego County. [5] Its altitude is 1,070 ft (330 m) and it has an area of 69 acres (28 ha). [4] As of September 2020, areas to fish are open to the public, at pre-marked ...
Geology. El Capitan is composed almost entirely of a pale, coarse-grained granite approximately 100 MYA (million years old). In addition to El Capitan, this granite forms most of the rock features of the western portions of Yosemite Valley. A separate intrusion of igneous rock, the Taft Granite, forms the uppermost portions of the cliff face.
Agathla Peak or Agathlan (Navajo: Aghaałą́, Spanish: El Capitan) is a peak south of Monument Valley, Arizona, which rises over 1,500 feet (460 meters) above the surrounding terrain. It is 7 miles (11 km) north of Kayenta and is visible from U.S. Route 163. The English designation Agathla is derived from the Navajo name aghaałą́ meaning ...
A view of El Capitan from El Capitan Meadow on July 12. A climbing instructor fell to his death on the rock face, according to a report. (Marc Martin/Los Angeles Times)
El Capitan Dam is a rock-filled embankment dam with an impervious clay core. The dam is situated in a narrow granite gorge, just below the confluence of Conejos Creek with the San Diego River. The dam is 237 feet (72 m) high from the foundations and 219 feet (67 m) high from the riverbed, 1,170 feet (360 m) long at the crest, and 26 feet (7.9 m ...