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Loch Lomond is a reservoir in the Santa Cruz Mountains near Lompico, California in Santa Cruz County, California. It was created by building a dam across the Newell Creek. The Dam is an earthfill barricade, 190 ft (58 m) by 75 ft (23 m). It was completed in the Fall of 1960, impounded water first ran over the spillway in March 1963. The reservoir is 175 acres (71 ha). It is 3 mi (4.8 km) long, 0.25 mi (0.40 km) wide, approximately 150 ft (46 m) deep, with a 9,200 acre·ft (11,300 dam³) capacity. This water provides a portion of the drinking water supply for the city of Santa Cruz, California. Boating, fishing, picnicking and hiking are popular at the reservoir. No swimming is allowed. The reservoir is open to the public from March 1 to September 15. Boats with oars and a few with electric trolling motors are also available to rent at the reservoir's snack shop. They are first come first serve.
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