Stevens Creek Reservoir
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| Location | Santa Clara County, California |
| Lake type | reservoir |
| Primary inflows | Stevens Creek |
| Primary outflows | Stevens Creek |
| Basin countries | United States |
| Surface area | 92 acres (370,000 m²) |
| Water volume | 3,138 acre·ft (3,871,000 m³) |
| Settlements | none |
Stevens Creek Reservoir is a reservoir located in the foothills of the Santa Cruz Mountains near Cupertino, California.
Stevens Creek Dam, which impounds the lake, was approved for construction by voters in 1934 and completed in 1935. The dam's height was raised 10 feet (3 m) in 1985, to its present height.[1] The Santa Clara Valley Water District owns the dam.[2]
Originally named Arroyo de San José Cupertino, Stevens Creek flows into the reservoir and out of the dam to San Francisco Bay. Stevens Creek and the reservoir are named after Captain Elijah Stephens who led the first wagon train across the Sierra Nevada in 1844 and settled in Cupertino.[1]
The reservoir is located in Stevens Creek County Park, with the Picchetti Ranch Open Space Preserve adjacent to its east on The Montebello Ridge also known as Black Mountain.
[edit] References
- ^ a b Stevens Creek Reservoir. Santa Clara Valley Water District (2002). Retrieved on 2006-06-12.
- ^ Dams Within the Jurisdiction of the State of California. Retrieved on 2008-02-15.
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