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For the lake in Rancho Cordova, California, see Lake Calero.
Reservoir in Santa Clara County, California
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Calero Reservoir
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Location of Calero Reservoir in California, USA.
Location of Calero Reservoir in California, USA.
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Location of Calero Reservoir in California, USA.
Location of Calero Reservoir in California, USA.
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LocationSanta Clara County, California
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TypeReservoir
Primary inflowsCherry Canyon,[2] Pine Tree Canyon[3]
Primary outflowsArroyo Calero[4]
Catchment area7.14 sq mi (18.5 km2)
Basin countriesUnited States
Managing agencySanta Clara Valley Water District
Max. length2.2 mi (3.5 km)
Surface area349 acres (141 ha)
Water volume9,934 acre-feet (12,253,000 m3)
Surface elevation476 feet (145 m)
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Calero Reservoir, also called Calero Lake, is a reservoir in San Jose, California, located in the Calero neighborhood of Almaden Valley in South San Jose. It is the site of Calero County Park, which also includes a large area covering the lake and hundreds of acres of hills around it.

History

The reservoir was formed by the Calero Dam,[7] built in 1935 across Arroyo Calero, which is also known as Calero Creek.

Watershed and course

Calero Reservoir aerial view during the August 2021 wildfires' smoky air

Calero Dam is an earthen dam 90 feet (27 m) high and 840 feet (260 m) long containing 550,000 cubic yards (420,000 m3) of material. Its crest is 490 feet (150 m) above sea level.[6] The reservoir receives flows from the southwest via Cherry Canyon[8] which has its origin at Fern Peak[9] in the southeastern part of the Santa Cruz Mountains. It also receives minor inputs from the southeast via the ephemeral flows down Pine Tree Canyon[10]

Calero Reservoir is the fourth largest reservoir owned by the Santa Clara Valley Water District.[6] After capturing winter runoff from the nearby foothills and from water transferred, via a canal, from nearby Almaden Reservoir, reservoir water recharges groundwater basins and is also provided directly to water treatment plants, via the Almaden Valley Pipeline, to be treated and distributed to county residents.[7] Calero Reservoir also can receive flows from Anderson Reservoir and San Luis Reservoir, via the recently restored Cross Valley and Calero pipelines which stretch 10.6 miles (17.1 km), starting from the Coyote Pump Plant in Morgan Hill, extending through parts of unincorporated Santa Clara County, and ending at the Calero Reservoir in South San Jose.[11]

Because alluvium deposits were found beneath the dam in a 2012 independent engineering study, and these could liquify in an earthquake, reservoir levels are currently maintained 19 feet below the spillway with retrofit construction of the dam scheduled for 2021.[12] This restriction limits Calero Reservoir to 45% of capacity or about 4,414 acre-feet. When the Calero Dam retrofit is completed, the capacity of Calero Reservoir could be restored to 9,738 acre-feet and increase the outlet capacity from 50 cfs to up to 100 cfs.

Water from Calero Reservoir is carried downstream by Arroyo Calero, a tributary to Alamitos Creek, which is in turn tributary to the Guadalupe River and thence to south San Francisco Bay.

Ecology

The California Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment released a "Do Not Eat" warning regarding eating any fish caught from this reservoir based on the elevated mercury level.[13] The primary fish caught in Calero Reservoir are non-native, including largemouth bass (Micropterus salmoides), Eurasian common carp (Cyprinus carpio), and black crappie (Pomoxis nigromaculatus).[14]

Recreation

A 4,471-acre (1,809 ha) county park surrounds the reservoir[15] and provides limited fishing[16] ("catch-and-release"), picnicking, hiking, and horseback riding activities. Although swimming is prohibited,[17] boating, water-skiing and jet-skiing are permitted in the reservoir.[18]

References

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  2. ^ a b "Cherry Canyon". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  3. ^ a b "Pine Tree Canyon". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  4. ^ a b "Arroyo Calero". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  5. ^ "Listing of Jurisdictional Dams in California" (PDF). California Department of Water Resources. Retrieved July 3, 2017.
  6. ^ a b c "Santa Clara Valley Water District: List of Reservoirs". Archived from the original on 2017-06-20. Retrieved 2017-07-03.
  7. ^ a b "Santa Clara Valley Water District: Calero Dam and Reservoir". Archived from the original on 2017-06-20. Retrieved 2017-07-03. Calero Reservoir provides water directly to drinking water treatment plants, which treat and test it for safety. The district then distributes the water to water retailers to sell to the county's 1.8 million residents. Calero also captures and stores winter runoff to recharge groundwater basins, helps store water from the nearby Almaden Reservoir watershed and accepts imported water.
  8. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Cherry Canyon
  9. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Fern Peak
  10. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Pine Tree Canyon
  11. ^ "Crossing the Finish Line with the Cross Valley and Calero Pipeline Inspection and Rehabilitation Project". Valley Water News. July 1, 2020. Retrieved November 9, 2020.
  12. ^ Calero Dam Retrofit Project (Report). Valley Water. Retrieved November 9, 2020.
  13. ^ Monserrat, Laurie (2015-03-11). "Calero Reservoir". OEHHA. Retrieved 2018-06-11.
  14. ^ "Calero Reservoir". FishBrain. Retrieved November 9, 2020.
  15. ^ "Santa Clara County Parks: Calero Reservoir". County of Santa Clara. Retrieved 2017-07-03.
  16. ^ "Santa Clara County Parks: Fishing Guidelines". County of Santa Clara. Retrieved 2017-07-02. Mercury has been found to accumulate in Almaden, Calero, Guadalupe, Anderson and Stevens Creek Reservoirs at levels that make the fish unsafe to eat.
  17. ^ "Santa Clara Valley Water District: Recreation Restrictions". Archived from the original on 2017-06-20. Retrieved 2017-07-04. Swimming at Almaden, Coyote, Anderson and Calero reservoirs is prohibited by the state Department of Health to protect the drinking water supply from potential bacteriological contamination.
  18. ^ "Santa Clara County Parks: Boating Guidelines". County of Santa Clara. Retrieved 2017-07-03. Boating is permitted from 8am to ½ hour before sunset in the following reservoirs: Calero, Coyote Lake, Anderson, Stevens Creek and Lexington.

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