Calero Reservoir
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Calero Reservoir is an artificial lake in the Santa Teresa Hills
south of San Jose
, California
, U.S.A.
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The lake is formed by Calero Dam, built in 1935 across Calero Creek. Its waters reach the San Francisco Bay
by way of Los Alamitos Creek
and the Guadalupe River
.
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Santa Teresa Hills
The Santa Teresa Hills are a mountain range in Santa Clara County, California, located partly in the city of San Jose. They are one the landforms around the Almaden Valley.-Rancho San Vicente:...
south of San Jose
San Jose, California
San Jose is the third-largest city in California, the tenth-largest in the U.S., and the county seat of Santa Clara County which is located at the southern end of San Francisco Bay...
, California
California
California is a state located on the West Coast of the United States. It is by far the most populous U.S. state, and the third-largest by land area...
, U.S.A.
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
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The lake is formed by Calero Dam, built in 1935 across Calero Creek. Its waters reach the San Francisco Bay
San Francisco Bay
San Francisco Bay is a shallow, productive estuary through which water draining from approximately forty percent of California, flowing in the Sacramento and San Joaquin rivers from the Sierra Nevada mountains, enters the Pacific Ocean...
by way of Los Alamitos Creek
Los Alamitos Creek
Los Alamitos Creek or Alamitos Creek is a creek in San Jose, California, which becomes the Guadalupe River at its confluence with Guadalupe Creek at Lake Almaden Park. It is located in Almaden Valley and originates from the Los Capitancillos Ridge and the Santa Cruz Mountains...
and the Guadalupe River
Guadalupe River (California)
The Guadalupe River is a short river in California whose headwater creeks originate in the Santa Cruz Mountains near the summit of Loma Prieta and Mount Umunhum. The river mainstem now begins on the Santa Clara Valley floor at the northern end of Lake Almaden, which is fed by Los Alamitos Creek and...
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Calero Dam
Calero Dam is an earthen dam 55 feet (16.8 m) high and 2400 feet (731.5 m) long containing 990000 cubic yards (756,909.3 m³) of material. Its crest is 283 feet (86.3 m) above sea level. It is owned by the Santa Clara Valley Water DistrictSanta Clara Valley Water District
The Santa Clara Valley Water District provides stream stewardship, wholesale water supply and flood protection for Santa Clara County, California, in the southern San Francisco Bay Area. The district encompasses all of the county’s and serves the area’s 15 cities, 1.7 million residents and more...
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See also
- List of lakes in California
- List of lakes in the San Francisco Bay Area
- List of reservoirs and dams in California