Loch Lomond (California)
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Loch Lomond is a reservoir
in the Santa Cruz Mountains
near Lompico, California
in Santa Cruz County, California
. It was created by building a dam
across the Newell Creek. The Dam is an earthfill barricade, 190 ft (57.9 m) by 750 ft (228.6 m). It was completed in the Fall of 1960, impounded water first ran over the spillway in March 1963. The reservoir is 175 acre (70.8 ha). It is 3 mi (4.8 km) long, 0.25 mi (0.402335 km) wide, approximately 150 ft (45.7 m) deep, with a 9200 acre.ft capacity. This water provides a portion of the drinking water supply for the city of Santa Cruz, California
. Boating, fishing, picnicking and hiking take place at the reservoir. No swimming is allowed. The reservoir has a boat rental and snack shop and is open every day from March 1 to September 15, And Weekends only from September 15 to October 17. Day-use parking fee is $4.00.
Reservoir
A reservoir , artificial lake or dam is used to store water.Reservoirs may be created in river valleys by the construction of a dam or may be built by excavation in the ground or by conventional construction techniques such as brickwork or cast concrete.The term reservoir may also be used to...
in the Santa Cruz Mountains
Santa Cruz Mountains
The Santa Cruz Mountains, part of the Pacific Coast Ranges, are a mountain range in central California, United States. They form a ridge along the San Francisco Peninsula, south of San Francisco, separating the Pacific Ocean from San Francisco Bay and the Santa Clara Valley, and continuing south,...
near Lompico, California
Lompico, California
Lompico is a census-designated place in Santa Cruz County, California. Lompico sits at an elevation of . Lompico shares the 95018 ZIP code with Felton. Lompico was founded in 1927. It is in area code 831...
in Santa Cruz County, California
Santa Cruz County, California
Santa Cruz County is a county located on the Pacific coast of the U.S. state of California, on the California Central Coast. The county forms the northern coast of the Monterey Bay. . As of the 2010 U.S. Census, its population was 262,382. The county seat is Santa Cruz...
. It was created by building a dam
Dam
A dam is a barrier that impounds water or underground streams. Dams generally serve the primary purpose of retaining water, while other structures such as floodgates or levees are used to manage or prevent water flow into specific land regions. Hydropower and pumped-storage hydroelectricity are...
across the Newell Creek. The Dam is an earthfill barricade, 190 ft (57.9 m) by 750 ft (228.6 m). It was completed in the Fall of 1960, impounded water first ran over the spillway in March 1963. The reservoir is 175 acre (70.8 ha). It is 3 mi (4.8 km) long, 0.25 mi (0.402335 km) wide, approximately 150 ft (45.7 m) deep, with a 9200 acre.ft capacity. This water provides a portion of the drinking water supply for the city of Santa Cruz, California
Santa Cruz, California
Santa Cruz is the county seat and largest city of Santa Cruz County, California in the US. As of the 2010 U.S. Census, Santa Cruz had a total population of 59,946...
. Boating, fishing, picnicking and hiking take place at the reservoir. No swimming is allowed. The reservoir has a boat rental and snack shop and is open every day from March 1 to September 15, And Weekends only from September 15 to October 17. Day-use parking fee is $4.00.