Crystal Springs Dam

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Coordinates: 37°31′43″N 122°21′44″W / 37.52861, -122.36222

Crystal Springs Dam
Crystal Springs Dam
Face of Dam, the south tower for the PG&E power line could be seen to the upper left.
Face of Dam, the south tower for the PG&E power line could be seen to the upper left.

The Crystal Springs Dam holds back the reservoir water of Lower Crystal Springs Reservoir in San Mateo County, California. The dam was completed in 1890 and has survived both the 1906 and 1989 earthquakes despite being adjacent to the fault line that produced the earthquakes.[1][2] The dam has a road running over it and forms the trailhead of a the popular Sawyer Camp Trail. In 2006, a PG&E power line was constructed over the dam, with tall steel towers at the north and south ends of the dam.[3]

[edit] References

General
  • "San Mateo: A Centennial History", M. Postel, 1994
Specific
  1. ^ Crystal Springs Reservoir. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved on 2007-09-23.
  2. ^ Crystal Springs Trails. Retrieved on 2007-09-23.
  3. ^ Map of the PG&E Jefferson-Martin 230 kV power line. Retrieved on 2007-09-23.
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