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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 ...
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 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 ...
The Santa Clara Valley Water District now places several plaques at the banks of Berryessa Creek informing passers-by about the ecology and environment of the creek. 37°26′09″N 121°54′24″W / 37.435772°N 121.906624°W / 37.435772; -121.906624
The Water Commission Act became effective on December 19, 1914. Landowners or water users that had established water usage prior to 1914 became senior water rights users in many of the more accessible watersheds in the state. Appropriative water rights were processed by the Division of Water Rights, originally under the State Engineer, and ...
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: Cherry Canyon, [2] Pine Tree Canyon [3]: Primary outflows: Arroyo Calero [4]: Catchment area: 7.14 sq mi (18.5 km 2): Basin countries: United States: Managing agency: Santa Clara Valley Water District: Max. length: 2.2 miles (3.5 km): Surface area: 349 acres (141 ha): Water volume: 9,934 acre-feet ...
San Luis Obispo County Flood Control and Water Conservation District 25,000 31,000 0.6% Santa Barbara County Flood Control and Water Conservation District 45,486 56,106 1.1% Santa Clara Valley Water District 100,000 120,000 2.4% Solano County Water Agency 47,756 58,906 1.1% Tulare Lake Basin Water Storage District 87,471 107,894 2.1%