Lower Otay Reservoir
Reservoir in San Diego County, California / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Dear Wikiwand AI, let's keep it short by simply answering these key questions:
Can you list the top facts and stats about Lower Otay Reservoir?
Summarize this article for a 10 year old
SHOW ALL QUESTIONS
Lower Otay Reservoir is a reservoir in San Diego County, Southern California. It is flanked by Otay Mountain to the southeast, the Jamul Mountains to the east, Otay Lakes Road and Upper Otay Reservoir to the north, and the city of Chula Vista to the west.
Quick Facts Location, Coordinates ...
Lower Otay Reservoir | |
---|---|
Location | San Diego County, California |
Coordinates | 32.6372°N 116.9249°W / 32.6372; -116.9249 |
Type | Reservoir |
Part of | Otay and Proctor Valleys[1] |
Primary inflows | Otay River San Diego Aqueduct |
Primary outflows | Otay River |
Basin countries | United States |
Managing agency | City of San Diego |
Surface area | 1,100 acres (450 ha)[2] |
Average depth | 124 ft (38 m) (August 2009)[3] |
Max. depth | 137.5 ft (41.9 m)[2] |
Water volume | 49,500 acre⋅ft (61.1×10 |
Shore length1 | 25 mi (40 km)[2] |
Surface elevation | 381 ft (116 m) |
Website | www |
References | U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Lower Otay Reservoir |
1 Shore length is not a well-defined measure. |
Close
The reservoir is formed by impounding the waters of the Otay River, behind Savage Dam, completed in 1918, and is also the terminus for the second San Diego Aqueduct,[4] which transports imported water from the Colorado River.[5] The dam and reservoir are owned by the City of San Diego.