1925; 99 years ago (1925) (replaced 2019; 5 years ago (2019))
Surface area
1,450 acres (590 ha)
Water volume
96,850 acre⋅ft (119,460,000 m3) (design)
Surface elevation
781 feet (238 m)
References
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Calaveras Reservoir in Spring 2006Calaveras Reservoir in June 2021Aerial view from over north San Jose
Calaveras Reservoir is located primarily in Santa Clara County, California, with a small portion and its dam in Alameda County, California. In Spanish, Calaveras means "skulls".
The reservoir is fed mainly by Arroyo Hondo and Calaveras Creek. Lying in the Calaveras Valley, the region is geologically active with the Calaveras Fault parallel to and to the west of the dam site. The seismic hazard forced replacement of the original dam. The replacement dam began construction in 2011 and was completed in 2019.
The Calaveras Valley has diverse wildlife including deer, coyotes, squirrels, turkey vultures, red-winged blackbirds, yellow-billed magpies, red-tailed hawks, brewer's blackbirds, purple martins, barn swallows, bullock's orioles, and warblers. Since at least 2008, a pair of bald eagles has nested regularly.[3]
^California, State of. "Dam Profile for". cdec.water.ca.gov. Retrieved 23 April 2018.
^"Calaveras Reservoir". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
^Von Rospach, Chuq. "Calaveras Bald Eagle Nest 2013". Chuq von Rospach: Stories Told Here. Archived from the original on February 22, 2014. Retrieved February 16, 2014.
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