Coyote Lake (Santa Clara County, California)
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Aerial view of Coyote Lake
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| Location | Santa Clara County, California[1] |
| Coordinates | 37°07′05″N 121°33′00″W / 37.118°N 121.55°WCoordinates: 37°07′05″N 121°33′00″W / 37.118°N 121.55°W[1] |
| Type | reservoir |
| Primary inflows | Coyote Creek |
| Primary outflows | Coyote Creek[1] |
| Catchment area | 119.8 sq mi (310 km2)[1] |
| Basin countries | United States |
| Max. length | 3.5 mi (6 km) |
| Max. width | 0.5 mi (0.8 km) |
| Surface area | 635 acres (2.6 km2)[1] |
| Water volume | 23,666 acre·ft (29,192,000 m3)[1] |
| Surface elevation | 774 feet (236 m)[2] |
| References | [1][2] |
Coyote Lake (also known as Coyote Reservoir) is an artificial lake in Santa Clara County, California, north of Gilroy.
The lake is impounded by Coyote Dam, a 140-foot (43 m) high, 980-foot (300 m) long, earth and rock dam built in 1936. It holds 23,244 acre feet (28,671,009 m3) of water when full. The Santa Clara Valley Water District owns the dam.[1]
A 4,595-acre county park ("Coyote-Bear") surrounds the reservoir,[3] and provides camping (RVs and tents), fishing[4] ("catch-and-release"), picnicking, and hiking activities. Power boating, jetskiing, waterskiing, sailing, canoeing/kayaking and fishing are all allowed in the reservoir. Swimming is not allowed by order of the Santa Clara Valley Water District. The boat launch ramp is located two miles north of the visitor center. It has two docks, a 3-lane concrete ramp, paved parking and a restroom. For fisherman, the lake contains bluegill, black crappie, channel catfish, carp and black bass. The lake is closed to all boating between mid-October and mid-April.[5]
See also[edit]
- Coyote Lake (disambiguation) for other lakes of the same name
- List of lakes in California
- List of lakes in the San Francisco Bay Area
- List of reservoirs and dams in California
References[edit]
- ^ a b c d e f g h "Dams Within the Jurisdiction of the State of California" (PDF). p. 16. Retrieved 2008-02-15.
- ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Coyote Lake
- ^ Santa Clara County Parks: Coyote Lake – Harvey Bear Ranch
- ^ Santa Clara County Parks: Fishing Guidelines
- ^ http://www.sccgov.org/sites/parks/parkfinder/Pages/CoyoteLake.aspx
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