Chesbro Lake

Chesbro Reservoir is an artificial lake located three miles (5 km) west of Morgan Hill, California, in the United States. A 232-acre (94 ha) county park surrounds the reservoir^[3] and provides limited fishing^[4] ("catch-and-release"), picnicking, and hiking activities. Swimming^[5] and boating^[6] are not permitted in the reservoir.

Chesbro Reservoir
April 2010
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Location	Santa Clara County, California
Coordinates	37°7′21″N 121°42′40″W
Type	reservoir
Primary inflows	Llagas Creek
Primary outflows	Llagas Creek
Catchment area	19.5 sq mi (51 km2)
Basin countries	United States
Managing agency	Santa Clara Valley Water District
Surface area	328 acres (1.33 km2)
Water volume	8,086 acre⋅ft (0.010 km3)
Surface elevation	531 ft (162 m)
References	[1][2]

Chesbro Reservoir and Monterey Bay, aerial view from over south San Jose area

History

The reservoir was created in 1955; 69 years ago (1955) by the construction of the Elmer J. Chesbro Dam ^[1] across Llagas Creek in the valley west of El Toro peak. The reservoir and dam were named after Elmer J. Chesbro, a local doctor who was president of the Santa Clara Valley Water Conservation District (now the Santa Clara Valley Water District) at the time.

See also

• List of dams and reservoirs in California
• List of lakes in California
• List of lakes in the San Francisco Bay Area

References

1. "Listing of Jurisdictional Dams in California" (PDF). California Department of Water Resources. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 5, 2017. Retrieved July 3, 2017.
2. "Chesbro Reservoir". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
3. "Santa Clara County Parks: Chesbro Reservoir". County of Santa Clara. Retrieved 2014-09-07. The reservoir, which captures water from the Llagas 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: Swimming Restrictions". County of Santa Clara. Retrieved 2017-07-05. Swimming or wading is NOT permitted in County Parks.
6. "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.

External links

• Santa Clara County Parks (includes directions and history)