Uvas Reservoir

Uvas Reservoir
November 2008
Location Santa Clara County, California
Coordinates 37°03′57″N 121°41′26″W / 37.06583°N 121.69056°W / 37.06583; -121.69056Coordinates: 37°03′57″N 121°41′26″W / 37.06583°N 121.69056°W / 37.06583; -121.69056
Type reservoir
Primary inflows Uvas Creek
Primary outflows Uvas Creek
Catchment area 32 sq mi (83 km2)
Basin countries United States
Managing agency Santa Clara Valley Water District
Surface area 288 acres (1.17 km2)
Water volume 10,000 acre⋅ft (0.012 km3)
Surface elevation 440 ft (134 m)
References [1][2]

Uvas Reservoir is an artificial lake located west of San Martin, California in the United States. The reservoir is surrounded by a 626-acre (253 ha) park managed by the Santa Clara County Parks and Recreation Department.[3] The park provides limited fishing[4] ("catch-and-release"), picnicking, and hiking activities. Boating is not permitted in the reservoir.[5]

Geography

The reservoir sits atop part of the Franciscan Formation, which also comprise much of the Foothill region's rocks to the east of the San Andreas Fault. A variety of rocks from the formation can be found there, including slate, basalt, marble, and many others.

History

The reservoir was created in 1957 by the construction of the Uvas Dam[6] across Uvas Creek in the southern part of Uvas Valley. It is the fifth largest reservoir owned by the Santa Clara Valley Water District.[7]

In 2013, the Scoffone family sold 357 acres (144 ha) adjacent to the park to the Peninsula Open Space Trust, which doubled the park's size.[8]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Listing of Jurisdictional Dams in California" (PDF). California Department of Water Resources. Retrieved July 3, 2017.
  2. ↑ "Uvas Reservoir". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.
  3. ↑ "Santa Clara County Parks: Uvas Reservoir". County of Santa Clara. Retrieved 2014-09-06. The reservoir, which captures water from the Uvas Creek watershed, is used to recharge supplies in underground aquifers that provide water to be pumped from wells for residential, agricultural, and industrial uses.
  4. ↑ "Santa Clara County Parks: Fishing Guidelines". County of Santa Clara. Retrieved 2017-07-02.
  5. ↑ "Santa Clara County Parks: Boating Guidelines". County of Santa Clara. Retrieved 2017-07-03. Certain reservoirs and bodies of water in Santa Clara County are closed indefinitely to all vessels and floats - these include: Almaden, Chesbro, Sandy Wool, Cottonwood, Grant, Guadalupe, Uvas and Vasona.
  6. ↑ "Santa Clara Valley Water District: Uvas Dam and Reservoir". Retrieved 2017-07-03.
  7. ↑ "Santa Clara Valley Water District: List of Reservoirs". Retrieved 2017-07-03.
  8. ↑ San Jose Mercury News, March 2013
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