11022100 SAN VICENTE RESERVOIR NEAR LAKESIDE, CA
LOCATION.--Lat 32°54'45", long 116°55'25", in SW 1/4 NW 1/4 sec.31, T.14 S., R.1 E., San Diego County, Hydrologic
Unit 18070304, at outlet tower near center of upstream face of San Vicente Dam on San Vicente Creek and 3.6 mi
north of Lakeside.
DRAINAGE AREA.--74.2 mi2.
PERIOD OF RECORD.--October 1946 to September 1961 (published with San Vicente Creek at San Vicente Dam, at Foster,
station 11022000), October 1972 to current year. Monthend contents only October 1972 to September 1987.
REVISED RECORDS.--WSP 1928: Drainage area.
GAGE.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is sea level (levels by county of San Diego). October 1972 to current
year, supplementary water-stage recorder used for flood warning only, at same site at datum 560 ft higher.
Prior to October 1987, nonrecording gage at same site.
REMARKS.--Reservoir is formed by concrete-gravity dam, constructed in 1941-43 by city of San Diego; storage began
during construction period. Capacity of reservoir at spillway level, 90,230 acre-ft, elevation, 650 ft. Dead
storage below lowest outlet, 350 acre-ft, elevation, 493.0 ft. Reservoir storage includes supplemental water
from the San Diego River, Santa Ysabel Creek, and Colorado River basins. No diversion upstream from reservoir.
Water is released as required for municipal use.
EXTREMES FOR PERIOD OF RECORD.--Maximum contents observed, 94,200 acre-ft, spilling, Feb. 21, 1980, elevation,
653.54 ft; minimum observed, 12,390 acre-ft, Nov. l, 1947, elevation, 549.22 ft.
EXTREMES FOR CURRENT YEAR.--Maximum contents, 76,540 acre-ft, Nov. 15, elevation, 636.79 ft; minimum,
61,600 acre-ft, Sept. 26, elevation, 621.11 ft.
Capacity table (elevation, in feet, and contents, in acre-feet)
(Based on table provided by city of San Diego, dated Feb. 18, 1944)
610 51,870 640 79,800
620 60,610 650 90,230
630 69,920 654 94,600
RESERVOIR STORAGE (ACRE-FEET), WATER YEAR OCTOBER 1995 TO SEPTEMBER 1996
DAILY OBSERVATION AT 2400 HOURS
DAY OCT NOV DEC JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP
1 74930 75380 74910 e73910 73100 72090 71120 71010 69820 69900 65850 63530
2 74840 75460 74750 e73930 73160 72010 71120 71010 69910 69760 65780 63420
3 74750 75580 74590 73940 73170 71950 71110 71020 69960 69640 65720 63310
4 74630 75650 74450 73960 73140 71900 71110 71010 70010 69490 65660 63240
5 74560 75720 74320 73980 73120 71890 71110 70990 70080 69360 65580 63160
6 74470 75800 74200 74010 73100 71920 71090 70980 70150 69220 65480 63090
7 74360 75890 74080 74020 73060 71920 71090 70970 70140 69090 65430 63040
8 74240 75970 73960 74040 73010 71820 71080 70970 70100 68940 65370 62990
9 74140 76050 73850 73960 72980 71720 71070 70960 70080 68810 65280 62880
10 74020 76170 73740 73860 72960 71650 71070 70960 70070 68670 65240 62790
11 74010 76260 73640 73760 72930 71540 71080 70960 70140 68560 65210 62680
12 74150 76330 73580 73640 72880 71480 71070 70940 70200 68430 65110 62600
13 74270 76420 73570 73470 72840 71630 71070 70920 70260 68290 65070 62510
14 74390 76510 73550 73330 72790 71620 71070 70920 70240 68150 64980 62400
15 74510 76460 e73540 73180 72760 71550 71070 70900 70150 68010 64910 62290
16 74610 76380 e73520 73080 72720 71490 71050 70820 70070 67870 64810 62180
17 74700 76340 e73490 72960 72650 71420 71050 70700 69970 67740 64760 62090
18 74800 76290 e73450 72820 72630 71320 71110 70600 69900 67610 64700 62060
19 74910 76250 e73440 72680 72580 71210 71110 70550 69900 67480 64620 62040
20 75020 76170 e73430 72600 72510 71170 71090 70480 69910 67340 64530 62020
21 75120 76080 e73490 72630 72460 71160 71080 70400 69960 67210 64450 61990
22 75220 75940 e73530 72610 72380 71170 71080 70290 70010 67080 64360 61920
23 75300 75810 e73610 72560 72310 71160 71070 70190 70080 66950 64300 61830
24 75380 75700 e73680 72580 72250 71160 71060 70070 70140 66820 64290 61750
25 75470 75600 e73730 72630 72270 71150 71050 69960 70180 66690 64250 61670
26 75520 75490 e73770 72650 72250 71150 71050 69850 70230 66570 64160 61650
27 75480 75370 e73790 72690 72230 71140 71040 69760 70300 66450 64070 61740
28 75400 75340 e73820 72750 72250 71130 71030 69640 70270 66330 63980 61780
29 75330 75240 e73850 72770 72170 71140 71030 69610 70160 66200 63870 61750
30 75260 75070 e73870 72790 --- 71130 71030 69680 70020 66070 63760 61670
31 75260 --- e73890 72890 --- 71120 --- 69760 --- 65950 63640 ---
MAX 75520 76510 74910 74040 73170 72090 71120 71020 70300 69900 65850 63530
MIN 74010 75070 73430 72560 72170 71120 71030 69610 69820 65950 63640 61650
a 635.49 635.30 634.11 633.09 632.35 631.26 631.17 629.83 630.11 625.81 623.34 621.18
b +260 -190 -1180 -1000 -720 -1050 -90 -1270 +260 -4070 -2310 -1970
CAL YR 1995 MAX 90910 MIN 72280 b +1600
WTR YR 1996 MAX 76510 MIN 61650 b -13330
e Estimated.
a Elevation, in feet, at end of month.
b Change in contents, in acre-feet.
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