Upper Otay Reservoir, also called Upper Otay Lake, is a 20-acre artificial lake in
San Diego County, California
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 fi ...
. It was created in 1959 as a hatchery for the propagation and introduction of
Florida Largemouth bass. The reservoir has been open to the public since 1996.
In addition to fishing, the site was popular among
waterfowl hunters until it was closed to hunting in 2002.
In 2014, the City of San Diego Public Utilities Department, together with the non-profit group Rivers Partners, began restoring the reservoir. The $1.2 million project focused on approximately 100 acres, including five small streams that make up the reservoir's watershed.
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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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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 occupies ...
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Reservoirs in San Diego County, California
Reservoirs in California
Reservoirs in Southern California
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