11022100 SAN VICENTE RESERVOIR NEAR LAKESIDE, CA LOCATION.-Lat 32°54'45", long 116°55'25", in SW 1/4 NW 1/4 sec.31, T.14 S., R.1 E., San Diego County, Hydrologic Unit 18070304, at outlet tower near center of upstream face of San Vicente Dam on San Vicente Creek and 3.6 mi north of Lakeside. DRAINAGE AREA.-74.2 mi2. PERIOD OF RECORD.-October 1946 to September 1961 (published with San Vicente Creek at San Vicente Dam, at Foster, station 11022000), October 1972 to current year. Monthend contents only October 1972 to September 1987. REVISED RECORDS.-WSP 1928: Drainage area. GAGE.-Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is sea level (levels by county of San Diego). October 1972 to current year, supplementary water- stage recorder used for flood warning only, at same site at datum 560 ft higher. Prior to October 1987, nonrecording gage at same site. REMARKS.-Reservoir is formed by concrete-gravity dam, constructed in 1941-43 by city of San Diego; storage began during construction period. Capacity of reservoir at spillway level, 90,230 acre-ft, elevation, 650 ft. Dead storage below lowest outlet, 350 acre-ft, elevation, 493.0 ft. Reservoir storage includes supplemental water from the San Diego River, Santa Ysabel Creek, and Colorado River Basins. No diversion upstream from reservoir. Water is released as required for municipal use. EXTREMES FOR PERIOD OF RECORD.-Maximum contents observed, 94,200 acre-ft, spilling, Feb. 21, 1980, elevation, 653.54 ft; minimum observed, 12,390 acre-ft, Nov. l, 1947, elevation, 549.22 ft. EXTREMES FOR CURRENT YEAR.-Maximum contents, 68,510 acre-ft, Apr. 30, May 1, elevation, 628.54 ft; minimum, 52,380 acre-ft, Sept. 29, elevation, 610.61 ft. Capacity table (elevation, in feet, and contents, in acre-feet) (Based on table provided by city of San Diego, dated Feb. 18, 1944) 610 51,870 640 79,800 620 60,610 650 90,230 630 69,920 654 94,600 RESERVOIR STORAGE (ACRE-FEET), WATER YEAR OCTOBER 1996 TO SEPTEMBER 1997 DAILY OBSERVATION AT 2400 HOURS DAY OCT NOV DEC JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP 1 61640 60090 58040 58460 63000 67950 67820 68490 63880 61440 57650 54810 2 61680 60000 57950 58560 63200 67950 67810 68470 63760 61280 57550 54720 3 61710 59930 57850 58700 63420 67960 67810 68460 63700 61100 57440 54620 4 61760 59850 57740 58790 63620 67960 67790 68440 63520 60940 57340 54530 5 61800 59780 57650 58910 63820 67970 67800 68380 63360 60770 57230 54450 6 61840 59710 57590 58990 64020 67960 67790 68250 63360 60600 57120 54360 7 61840 59630 57490 59080 64220 67950 67780 68120 63360 60440 57010 54270 8 61770 59550 57390 59180 64410 67950 67770 68000 63370 60270 56910 54190 9 61680 59480 57350 59260 64610 67960 67760 67870 63290 60130 56800 54100 10 61590 59400 57270 59360 64800 67970 67750 67760 63120 60020 56700 54020 11 61480 59310 57220 59450 65020 67960 67740 67640 63010 59920 56580 53940 12 61410 59240 57210 59780 65110 67960 67740 67500 62990 59820 56470 53840 13 61350 59170 57230 60130 65110 67950 67720 67390 62950 59740 56360 53750 14 61250 59150 57210 60240 65190 67950 67710 67220 62930 59640 56260 53660 15 61160 59050 57200 60320 65380 67940 67690 67030 62910 59540 56160 53570 16 61070 58960 57200 60400 65580 67940 67690 66850 62900 59430 56050 53480 17 60990 58870 57180 60420 65790 67940 67680 66670 62870 59320 55960 53390 18 60900 58780 57160 60450 65990 67930 67670 66480 62840 59210 55860 53300 19 60810 58710 57210 60450 66190 67930 67660 66300 62820 59090 55780 53200 20 60740 58660 57300 60450 66370 67920 67660 66110 62790 58980 55720 53100 21 60660 58710 57380 60450 66570 67910 67710 65930 62770 58870 55670 53010 22 60570 58780 57510 60530 66750 67890 67800 65730 62740 58750 55630 52910 23 60490 58740 57600 60760 66930 67890 67860 65540 62700 58650 55590 52820 24 60400 58720 57710 60970 67130 67880 67950 65360 62680 58530 55580 52710 25 60330 58650 57800 61210 67310 67870 68030 65180 62570 58420 55500 52710 26 60310 58560 57900 61620 67500 67860 68140 65000 62370 58300 55430 52620 27 60260 58450 57960 61890 67730 67860 68230 64820 62170 58180 55320 52530 28 60190 58330 58070 62160 67950 67850 68330 64630 61970 58070 55220 52440 29 60130 58250 58170 62380 --- 67850 68440 64440 61780 57950 55120 52390 30 60140 58150 58250 62600 --- 67840 68490 64260 61610 57850 55010 52390 31 60130 --- 58330 62790 --- 67830 --- 64070 --- 57750 54910 --- MAX 61840 60090 58330 62790 67950 67970 68490 68490 63880 61440 57650 54810 MIN 60130 58150 57160 58460 63000 67830 67660 64070 61610 57750 54910 52390 a 619.47 617.27 617.47 622.42 627.95 627.82 628.52 623.80 621.12 616.82 613.57 610.62 b -1540 -1980 +180 +4460 +5160 -120 +660 -4420 -2460 -3860 -2840 -2520 CAL YR 1996 MAX 74040 MIN 57160 b -15560 WTR YR 1997 MAX 68490 MIN 52390 b -9280
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