Lake Chabot
Man-made lake in California, United States / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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For the lake in Solano County, California, see Lake Chabot (Vallejo).
Lake Chabot (/ʃəˈboʊ/) is a man-made lake covering 317 acres (1.3 km2) in Alameda County, California, United States. Part of the lake lies within Oakland city limits, but most of it lies in unincorporated Castro Valley, just east of San Leandro. It was formed by the damming of San Leandro Creek. The lake was completed in 1875 to serve as a primary source of water for the East Bay.
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Location | Alameda County, California, United States |
Coordinates | 37°43′47″N 122°7′18″W |
Type | Reservoir |
Primary inflows | San Leandro Creek |
Primary outflows | San Leandro Creek |
Basin countries | United States |
Surface area | 315 acres (127 ha) |
Surface elevation | 243 ft (74 m)[1] |
Islands | 1 |
Settlements | Oakland, California |
References | [1] |
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The California Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment (OEHHA) has developed a safe eating advisory[2] for Lake Chabot based on levels of mercury found in fish caught here.[3]