Guadalupe Reservoir

Guadalupe Reservoir
Location	Santa Clara County, California
Coordinates	37.19827°N 121.876659°W / 37.19827; -121.876659
Type	Reservoir
Primary inflows	Guadalupe Creek
Primary outflows	Guadalupe Creek
Basin countries	United States
Max. length	2,624 ft (800 m)
Max. width	492 ft (150 m)
Surface area	74 acres (300,000 m2)
Water volume	3,415 acre⋅ft (4,212,000 m3)
Surface elevation	618 ft (188 m)

Guadalupe Reservoir is a reservoir in Santa Clara County, California, about 5 miles (8 km) east of the city of San Jose, California. It is at an elevation of 614 feet (187 m). It has a capacity of 3,415 acre-feet (4,212,000 m³). The dam is located along Hicks Creek on Guadalupe Creek, a tributary of the Guadalupe River. The Guadalupe River was named by the de Anza expedition on March 30, 1776, Rio de Nuestra Señora de Guadalupe, in honor of the Mexican saint who was the principal patron saint of the expedition. Guadalupe dam and reservoir is one of the six original systems approved for construction by voters in 1934, and was constructed in 1935. The surface area of the reservoir is 74 acres (300,000 m²).

Guadalupe Reservoir's Spillway

Guadalupe Reservoir From the Air

See also

• List of lakes in California
• List of lakes in the San Francisco Bay Area