Los Vaqueros Reservoir
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| Los Vaqueros Reservoir | |
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| Location | Brentwood, California |
| Lake type | reservoir |
| Basin countries | United States |
| Max. depth | 170 feet (52 m) |
| Water volume | 100,000 acre·ft (0.12 km³) |
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The Los Vaqueros Reservoir was completed by the Contra Costa Water District in 1998 to improve the quality of drinking water for its 550,000 customers in Central and Eastern Contra Costa County in Northern California.
The Los Vaqueros Watershed compromises 18,500 acres (75 km²) of open space surrounding the 1,500-acre (6.1 km²) reservoir.
Water is pumped into the reservoir from a Delta intake on Old River in the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta. The intake is located near Discovery Bay. Water is pumped into the reservoir when salinity is low, and used for drinking water when salinity in the Delta is too high.
Water from the reservoir is released via a pipeline to the 48-mile (77 km) Contra Costa Canal, which conveys water to six water treatment plants throughout the Water District's service area.
Other benefits of the reservoir include water storage for drought or emergencies, a protected open space, and recreation. There are 55 miles (89 km) of hiking trails in the watershed.
The watershed is open for fishing, hiking and other activities year-round. Electric rental boats are available, but no outside boats can be launched on the lake. There is no swimming in the reservoir.
The reservoir can store up to 100,000 acre feet (120,000,000 m³) of water.
The earthen dam is 192 feet (59 m) high with a 1,000-foot (300 m) crest length. It is comprised of 2.7 million cubic yards of fill material.
