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Chesbro Reservoir is an artificial lake located three miles (5 km) west of Morgan Hill, California, in the United States. A county park surrounds the reservoir and provides limited fishing (" catch-and-release"), picnicking, and hiking activities. Swimming and boating are not permitted in the reservoir.
Santa Clara County Parks
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Chesbro Reservoir is an artificial lake located three miles (5 km) west of Morgan Hill, California, in the United States. A county park surrounds the reservoir and provides limited fishing (" catch-and-release"), picnicking, and hiking activities. Swimming and boating are not permitted in the reservoir.
History
The reservoir was created in 1955 by the construction of the Elmer J. Chesbro Dam acrossLlagas Creek
Llagas Creek is a perennial stream in Santa Clara County, California, United States. The headwaters rise on the eastern side of Crystal Peak near Loma Prieta. From there, the creek flows northeast along Casa Loma Road, until it reaches Uvas Road, ...
in the valley west of El Toro El Toro, Spanish for "the bull", may refer to:
Geography
* El Toro (Mallorca), a neighbourhood in the municipality of Calvià on the island of Mallorca
* El Toro, Castellón, a town in Castellón, Spain
* El Toro (Jujuy), a rural municipality and ...
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
The Santa Clara Valley Water District (also known as Valley Water) provides stream stewardship, wholesale water supply and flood protection for Santa Clara County, California, in the southern San Francisco Bay Area. The district encompasses all of ...
) at the time.
See also
*List of dams and reservoirs in California
Following is a list of dams and reservoirs in California in a sortable table. There are over 1,400 named dams and 1,300 named reservoirs in the state of California.
Dams in service
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Former ...
* List of lakes in California
*List of lakes in the San Francisco Bay Area
This list of lakes in the San Francisco Bay Area groups lakes, ponds, and reservoirs by county. Numbers in parentheses are Geographic Names Information System feature ids.
Alameda County
* Almond Reservoir ()
* Berryman Reservoir ()
* Bethany ...
References
External links
Santa Clara County Parks
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