Sweetwater Reservoir

Sweetwater Reservoir
Sweetwater Reservoir
Sweetwater Reservoir
LocationSan Diego County, California
Coordinates32°41′49″N 116°59′14″W / 32.69694°N 116.98722°W / 32.69694; -116.98722
TypeReservoir
Primary inflowsSweetwater River
Primary outflowsSweetwater River
Catchment area182 square miles (470 km2)
Basin countriesUnited States
Managing agencySweetwater Authority
BuiltApril 7, 1888 (1888-04-07)
Max. length2 miles (3.2 km)
Max. width0.75 miles (1.21 km)
Surface area936 acres (379 ha)
Max. depth108 feet (33 m)
Water volume27,689 acre-feet (34,154,000 m3)
FrozenNever
Islandsnone
SettlementsLa Presa
Websitewww.sweetwater.org/258/Sweetwater-Reservoir

Sweetwater Reservoir is a 960-acre (390 ha) artificial lake in San Diego County, California, formed by Sweetwater Dam on the Sweetwater River. Construction of the dam was completed in 1888.