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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 ...
Uvas Creek is a 29.5-mile-long (47.5 km) [12] mainly southward-flowing stream originating on Loma Prieta peak of the Santa Cruz Mountains, in Santa Clara County, California, United States. The creek descends through Uvas Canyon County Park into Uvas Reservoir near Morgan Hill , and on through Uvas Creek Preserve and Christmas Hill Park in Gilroy .
It is the fifth largest reservoir owned by the Santa Clara Valley Water District. [ 7 ] In 2013, the Scoffone family sold 357 acres (144 ha) adjacent to the park to the Peninsula Open Space Trust , which doubled the park's size.
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]
Besides serving as a water supply for the area, the lake is used for rowing, paddling, and fishing. Swimming is not allowed at Lexington Reservoir. [7] Santa Clara County Parks and Recreation Department manages the 914-acre (3.70 km 2) Lexington Reservoir County Park. [8] The park provides facilities for hiking and picnicking.
Location: Los Gatos, California: Coordinates: 1]: Type: Reservoir: Primary inflows: Los Gatos Creek [2]: Primary outflows: Los Gatos Creek: Catchment area: 44.2 sq mi (114 km 2) [3]: Basin countries: United States: Managing agency: Santa Clara Valley Water District: Surface area: 57 acres (23 ha): Water volume: 495 acre⋅ft (611,000 m 3): References: [3] [1] [2]: Vasona Reservoir is an ...
Of the approximate 3,000,000 acre-feet (3.7 × 10 9 m 3) of water distributed, 2,500,000 acre-feet (3.1 × 10 9 m 3) is delivered to farms, 200,000 acre-feet (250,000,000 m 3) to urban areas, including Tracy and cities with in the Santa Clara Valley Water District, and 300,000 acre-feet (370,000,000 m 3) for wildlife refuges.