Chesbro Lake
Reservoir in Santa Clara County, California
37°7′21″N 121°42′40″W / 37.12250°N 121.71111°W / 37.12250; -121.71111![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fe/Chesbro_Reservoir_and_Monterey_Bay.jpg/220px-Chesbro_Reservoir_and_Monterey_Bay.jpg)
Chesbro Reservoir is an artificial lake located three miles (5 km) west of Morgan Hill, California, in the United States. A 232-acre (94 ha) county park surrounds the reservoir[3] and provides limited fishing[4] ("catch-and-release"), picnicking, and hiking activities. Swimming[5] and boating[6] are not permitted in the reservoir.
History
The reservoir was created in 1955; 69 years ago (1955) by the construction of the Elmer J. Chesbro Dam [1] across Llagas Creek in the valley west of El Toro peak. The reservoir and dam were named after Elmer J. Chesbro, a local doctor who was president of the Santa Clara Valley Water Conservation District (now the Santa Clara Valley Water District) at the time.
See also
- List of dams and reservoirs in California
- List of lakes in California
- List of lakes in the San Francisco Bay Area
References
- ^ a b "Listing of Jurisdictional Dams in California" (PDF). California Department of Water Resources. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 5, 2017. Retrieved July 3, 2017.
- ^ "Chesbro Reservoir". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
- ^ "Santa Clara County Parks: Chesbro Reservoir". County of Santa Clara. Retrieved 2014-09-07.
The reservoir, which captures water from the Llagas Creek watershed, is used to recharge supplies in underground aquifers that provide water to be pumped from wells for residential, agricultural, and industrial uses.
- ^ "Santa Clara County Parks: Fishing Guidelines". County of Santa Clara. Retrieved 2017-07-02.
- ^ "Santa Clara County Parks: Swimming Restrictions". County of Santa Clara. Retrieved 2017-07-05.
Swimming or wading is NOT permitted in County Parks.
- ^ "Santa Clara County Parks: Boating Guidelines". County of Santa Clara. Retrieved 2017-07-03.
Certain reservoirs and bodies of water in Santa Clara County are closed indefinitely to all vessels and floats - these include: Almaden, Chesbro, Sandy Wool, Cottonwood, Grant, Guadalupe, Uvas and Vasona.
External links
- Santa Clara County Parks (includes directions and history)
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- Almaden Quicksilver County Park
- Alviso Marina County Park
- Anderson Lake County Park
- Calero County Park
- Chesbro Reservoir County Park
- Chitactac-Adams Heritage County Park
- Coyote Lake Harvey Bear Ranch County Park
- Ed R. Levin County Park
- Field Sports Park
- Hellyer County Park
- Joseph D. Grant County Park
- Lexington Reservoir County Park
- Los Gatos Creek County Park
- Motorcycle County Park
- Mt. Madonna County Park
- Rancho San Antonio County Park
- Sanborn County Park
- Santa Teresa County Park
- Stevens Creek County Park
- Upper Stevens Creek County Park
- Uvas Canyon County Park
- Uvas Reservoir County Park
- Vasona Lake County Park
- Villa Montalvo County Park
- Martial Cottle Park
- Penitencia Creek
- Sunnyvale Baylands
- Coyote Creek Parkway