| San Vicente Reservoir | |
| Outflow: | San Vicente Creek, San Vicente Pipelines 1 and 2 |
| Catchment: | 75sqmi[1] |
| Basin Countries: | United States |
| Area: | 1600acres |
| Volume: | 390430000yd3 |
| Elevation: | 207m (679feet) |
| Pushpin Map: | California#USA |
| Pushpin Label Position: | top |
| Pushpin Map Alt: | Location of San Vicente Reservoir in California, USA. |
| Agency: | City of San Diego |
San Vicente Reservoir is a reservoir created by the San Vicente Dam in San Diego County, California. It is located in the Cuyamaca Mountains, approximately 4.3miles north of Lakeside off California State Route 67.
The reservoir is formed by impounding the waters of San Vicente Creek, and the Colorado River via the First San Diego Aqueduct branch of the Colorado River Aqueduct from Lake Havasu.[2] It is the largest reservoir in the city of San Diego, with a storage capacity of 249358acre.ft (https://www.sandiego.gov/water/recreation/levels)
In 2009, construction began of a $568 million project to increase the size of San Vicente Reservoir twofold. San Diego County Water Authority officials are hoping to receive funding from Proposition 18 (the $11.1 billion bond to upgrade the Californian water supply), but will continue the upgrade without these funds if the Proposition is unsuccessful. http://www.signonsandiego.com/news/2010/jul/19/water-bond-now-bubble/
The raising of the dam more than doubled the reservoir's past capacity of 145200000yd3 by increasing it 245226666yd3 to a total of 390426666yd3.[3] The reservoir is a popular place for fishing, boating, waterskiing and wakeboarding.[4]