San Vicente Reservoir
Introduction '''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  north of Lakeside off California State Route 67.
Description 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. It is the largest reservoir in the city of San Diego, with a storage capacity of  (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.
Recreation The raising of the dam more than doubled the reservoir's past capacity of  by increasing it  to a total of . The reservoir is a popular place for fishing, boating, waterskiing and wakeboarding.
See also *  San Vicente Reservoir - City of San Diego* List of reservoirs and dams in California* List of lakes in California
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