San Antonio Reservoir Explained

San Antonio Reservoir is located in Alameda County, California, about three miles east-southeast of Sunol. It was built in by the City and County of San Francisco. Formed by the James H. Turner Dam^[1] across San Antonio Creek^[2] not far above where it flows into Alameda Creek, its purpose is to store water from the Hetch Hetchy Aqueduct and local wells and watersheds. It has a capacity of 50500acre.ft.

The reservoir is not open to the public.

See also

• List of dams and reservoirs in California
• List of lakes of California

Notes and References

1. Web site: Dams With a Different Reservoir Name. California Department of Water Resources. October 15, 2012. October 5, 2012. https://web.archive.org/web/20121005023239/http://www.water.ca.gov/damsafety/docs/Reservoir2010.pdf. dead.
2. Web site: Dams Within the Jurisdiction of the State of California. California Department of Water Resources. October 15, 2012. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20121005023236/http://www.water.ca.gov/damsafety/docs/Juris%28H-M%292010.pdf. October 5, 2012.