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Lake Del Valle

Field	Value
name	Lake Del Valle
image	Del Valle Regional Park Panorama.jpg
caption	Lake Del Valle
location	Alameda County, California
coords
type	reservoir
basin_countries	United States
length	5 miles
area	708 acres
max-depth	153 feet
volume	77,100 acre-feet
shore	16 miles
cities	Livermore, California
pushpin_map	California#USA
pushpin_map_alt	Location of Lake Del Valle in California, USA.

| max-depth = 153 feet Lake Del Valle is a storage reservoir located 10 mi southeast of Livermore, in Alameda County, California. It is within Del Valle Regional Park.

Lake description

Aerial view of Lake Del Valle and Del Valle Regional Park, with Livermore and Mount Diablo in the distance

The lake is on Arroyo Valle (Spanish for "creek of the valley") in the Diablo Range, and is formed by Del Valle Dam, completed in .

The lake and dam are part of the California State Water Project, as part of the South Bay Aqueduct. The lake serves in part as off-stream storage for the South Bay Aqueduct. The capacity of the lake is 77000 acre.ft, however, the lake has a flood storage of 25000 to. Thus normally stores 37000 to. The lake is a popular destination for hikers, bikers, and boaters.

The Hetch Hetchy Aqueduct passes below the lake, but does not connect to it.

The California Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment issued a fishing advisory regarding the mercury levels of fish caught from the body of water.

Dam description

The dam is 230 feet high and 880 feet long. Its crest elevation is 773 feet. The dam contains 4150000 cuyd of earth fill.

References

[http://www.zone7water.com/36-public/content/48-del-valle-reservoir "Del Valle Reservoir." Zone 7 Water Agency. Undated.] Accessed April 15, 2017.
"Dams Within the Jurisdiction of the State of California (A-G)". California Department of Water Resources.
Admin, OEHHA. (2014-12-30). "Lake Del Valle". OEHHA.

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