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Sweetwater Reservoir is a artificial lake in
Sweetwater Reservoir is a artificial lake in San Diego County
San Diego County (), officially the County of San Diego, is a county in the southwestern corner of the U.S. state of California. As of the 2020 census, the population was 3,298,634, making it California's second-most populous county and the f ...
, California
California is a state in the Western United States, located along the Pacific Coast. With nearly 39.2million residents across a total area of approximately , it is the most populous U.S. state and the 3rd largest by area. It is also the m ...
, formed by the Sweetwater Dam
The Sweetwater Dam is a dam across the Sweetwater River (California), Sweetwater River in San Diego County, California, San Diego County, California. It is located approximately east of San Diego, California, San Diego, and borders Bonita, Calif ...
on the Sweetwater River. Construction of the dam was completed in 1888.
Environment
The area surrounding the reservoir is home to several species, includingleast Bell's vireo
Bell's vireo (''Vireo bellii'') is a songbird that migrates between a breeding range in Western North America and a winter range in Central America. It is dull olive-gray above and whitish below. It has a faint white eye ring and faint wing bars ...
and the California gnatcatcher
The California gnatcatcher (''Polioptila californica'') is a small long insectivorous bird which frequents dense coastal sage scrub growth. This species was recently split from the similar black-tailed gnatcatcher of the Sonoran and Chihuahuan ...
. It lies near the census-designated places of Bonita, La Presa and Spring Valley. The drainage basin
A drainage basin is an area of land where all flowing surface water converges to a single point, such as a river mouth, or flows into another body of water, such as a lake or ocean. A basin is separated from adjacent basins by a perimeter, ...
it forms along with Loveland Reservoir Loveland may refer to:
Places
* Lake Loveland, a reservoir on Sweetwater River in California
** Loveland Dam, a dam on Lake Loveland in California
* Loveland, Colorado
*Loveland Ski Area, Colorado
*Loveland Pass, Colorado
* Loveland, Iowa
*Lovela ...
covers .
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
There are more than 3,000 named lakes, reservoirs, and dry lakes in the U.S. state of California.
Largest lakes
In terms of area covered, the largest lake in California is the Salton Sea, a lake formed in 1905 which is now saline. It occupie ...
References
Reservoirs in San Diego County, California Reservoirs in California Reservoirs in Southern California {{SanDiegoCountyCA-geo-stub de:Lower Otay und Sweetwater