Coyote Lake (Santa Clara County, California)

Coyote Lake
Location	Santa Clara County, California[1]
Coordinates	37°07′05″N 121°33′00″W / 37.118°N 121.55°W / 37.118; -121.55Coordinates: 37°07′05″N 121°33′00″W / 37.118°N 121.55°W / 37.118; -121.55[1]
Lake type	reservoir
Primary inflows	Coyote Creek
Primary outflows	Coyote Creek[1]
Catchment area	119.8 sq mi (310 km2)[1]
Basin countries	United States
Max. length	3.5 mi (6 km)
Max. width	0.5 mi (0.8 km)
Surface area	635 acres (2.6 km2)[1]
Water volume	23,666 acre·ft (29,192,000 m3)[1]
Surface elevation	774 feet (236 m)[2]
References	[1][2]

Coyote Lake (also known as Coyote Reservoir) is an artificial lake in Santa Clara County, California, USA, located at 37°07′05″N 121°33′00″W / 37.118°N 121.55°W / 37.118; -121.55 north of Gilroy.

The lake is impounded by Coyote Dam, a 140-foot (43 m) high, 980-foot (300 m) long, earth and rock dam built in 1936. The Santa Clara Valley Water District owns the dam.^[1]

Coyote Lake–Harvey Bear Ranch County Park provides recreational opportunities on 4,448 acres (18.0 km²) of land surrounding the lake.^[3]

See also

• Coyote Lake (disambiguation) for other lakes of the same name
• List of lakes in the San Francisco Bay Area
• List of reservoirs and dams in California

References

1. ^ ^{a b c d e f g h} "Dams Within the Jurisdiction of the State of California". p. 16. http://www.water.ca.gov/damsafety/docs/Jurisdictional1.pdf. Retrieved 2008-02-15. 
2. ^ ^{a b} U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Coyote Lake
3. ^ "Coyote Lake–Harvey Bear Ranch Master Plan". Santa Clara County, California Department of Parks and Recreation. http://www.sccgov.org/portal/site/parks/parkschp?path=%2Fv7%2FParks%20and%20Recreation%2C%20Department%20of%20%28DEP%29%2FPlanning%20and%20Development%2FCoyote%20Lake-Harvey%20Bear%20Ranch%20Master%20Plan. Retrieved 2008-02-17.