Coyote Dam (Santa Clara County, California)

37°07′05″N 121°33′00″W / 37.118°N 121.55°W / 37.118; -121.55

Aerial view of Coyote Dam

Coyote Dam is a 140-foot (43 m) high, 980-foot (300 m) long, earth and rock dam built in 1936 (88 years ago) (1936) in Santa Clara County, California, United States, located north of Gilroy.

It impounds the 635-acre (257 ha) 3.5-mile (5.6 km) long Coyote Lake (also known as Coyote Reservoir).[1] The Santa Clara Valley Water District owns the dam.[2]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Coyote Lake Harvey Bear Ranch County Park - Parks and Recreation - County of Santa Clara".
  2. ^ "Dams Within the Jurisdiction of the State of California" (PDF). p. 16. Retrieved April 14, 2009.


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