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[[Savage Dam]], completed in 1921,<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.loc.gov/item/2008677077/ |title=The new Lower Otay Dam, completed in 1921 to replace the rockfill structure washed out by the 1916 floods |author=<!--Not stated--> |date=1995 |website=Library of Congress |access-date=11 November 2017 }}</ref> forms the {{convert|49510|acre.ft|m3|abbr=on}} [[Lower Otay Reservoir]], which is used to supply drinking water to parts of southern San Diego County.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.sandiego.gov/water/quality/watersources/treatmentprocess/treatmentplants |title=Water Treatment Plants |author=<!--Not stated--> |website=Water |publisher=City of San Diego |access-date=11 November 2017 }}</ref> The reservoir is also the terminus for Pipeline 3 of the [[San Diego Aqueduct|Second San Diego Aqueduct]], which delivers water from the [[Colorado River]] via the [[Colorado River Aqueduct]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.usbr.gov/projects/index.php?id=389 |title=San Diego Project |author=<!--Not stated--> |website=United States Bureau of Reclamation |access-date=11 November 2017 }}</ref> Its predecessor, the [[Lower Otay Dam]] was a "rockhill type", which was completed in 1897;<ref name=PM1910 /> it failed in 1916 following heavy rains.<ref>{{cite techreport |first=H.D. |last=McGlashan |first2=F.C. |last2=Ebert |title=Southern California Floods of January, 1916 |number=Water-Supply Paper 426 |institution=United States Geological Survey |year=1918 }}<br/>{{cite news |last=Krier |first=Robert |date=21 November 2016 |title=Rain promised, flood followed in 1916 |url=http://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/sdut-charles-hatfield-1916-rainfall-el-nino-san-diego-2015nov21-htmlstory.html |work=San Diego Union-Tribune |access-date=11 November 2017 }}</ref> |
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The [[Upper Otay Reservoir]] is formed by Upper Otay Dam, built in 1901.<ref>{{cite book|title=Pacific Municipalities|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=kzVOAQAAIAAJ&pg=RA1-PA107|year=1910|page=107}}</ref> The reservoir was established as a [[hatchery]] for the introduction of Florida-strain [[largemouth bass]] in 1959.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://bassfishingarchives.com/features/florida-strain-bass-changed-the-world-of-bass-fishing#more-3438 |title=Florida-Strain Bass Changed the World of Bass Fishing |last=Rice |first=Bill |date=1 November 2012 |website=Bass Fishing Archive |access-date=11 November 2017 }}</ref> The reservoir was chemically treated first, which killed all of the native [[fish]].<ref>{{cite book|author=Monte Burke|title=Sowbelly: The Obsessive Quest for the World-Record Largemouth Bass|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=7C1qDQAAQBAJ&pg=PT28|date=28 February 2006|publisher=Penguin Publishing Group|isbn=978-1-101-66654-8|page=28}}</ref> In 1996, the reservoir was opened to [[fishing]], but all fish caught must be released.<ref>{{cite news |last=Zieralski |first=Ed |date=7 January 2015 |title=Upper Otay project continues |url=http://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/sports/outdoors/sdut-outdoors-upper-otay-reservoir-2015jan07-story.html |work=San Diego Union-Tribune |access-date=11 November 2017 }}</ref> |
The [[Upper Otay Reservoir]] is formed by Upper Otay Dam, built in 1901.<ref name=PM1910>{{cite book|title=Pacific Municipalities|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=kzVOAQAAIAAJ&pg=RA1-PA107|year=1910|page=107}}</ref> The reservoir was established as a [[hatchery]] for the introduction of Florida-strain [[largemouth bass]] in 1959.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://bassfishingarchives.com/features/florida-strain-bass-changed-the-world-of-bass-fishing#more-3438 |title=Florida-Strain Bass Changed the World of Bass Fishing |last=Rice |first=Bill |date=1 November 2012 |website=Bass Fishing Archive |access-date=11 November 2017 }}</ref> The reservoir was chemically treated first, which killed all of the native [[fish]].<ref>{{cite book|author=Monte Burke|title=Sowbelly: The Obsessive Quest for the World-Record Largemouth Bass|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=7C1qDQAAQBAJ&pg=PT28|date=28 February 2006|publisher=Penguin Publishing Group|isbn=978-1-101-66654-8|page=28}}</ref> In 1996, the reservoir was opened to [[fishing]], but all fish caught must be released.<ref>{{cite news |last=Zieralski |first=Ed |date=7 January 2015 |title=Upper Otay project continues |url=http://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/sports/outdoors/sdut-outdoors-upper-otay-reservoir-2015jan07-story.html |work=San Diego Union-Tribune |access-date=11 November 2017 }}</ref> |
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Since the river is used as a municipal water supply, there is no human contact allowed at either of the Otay Reservoirs. |
Since the river is used as a municipal water supply, there is no human contact allowed at either of the Otay Reservoirs. |
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Revision as of 21:23, 11 November 2017
The Otay River is a river in southern San Diego County, California. The 25 mi (40 km) river begins at San Miguel Mountain, flows through the Upper and Lower Otay Reservoirs, and continues on between the southern part of the Chula Vista and the Otay Mesa West district of San Diego, to its river mouth on San Diego Bay.
Otay Reservoirs
Savage Dam, completed in 1921,[1] forms the 49,510 acre⋅ft (61,070,000 m3) Lower Otay Reservoir, which is used to supply drinking water to parts of southern San Diego County.[2] The reservoir is also the terminus for Pipeline 3 of the Second San Diego Aqueduct, which delivers water from the Colorado River via the Colorado River Aqueduct.[3] Its predecessor, the Lower Otay Dam was a "rockhill type", which was completed in 1897;[4] it failed in 1916 following heavy rains.[5]
The Upper Otay Reservoir is formed by Upper Otay Dam, built in 1901.[4] The reservoir was established as a hatchery for the introduction of Florida-strain largemouth bass in 1959.[6] The reservoir was chemically treated first, which killed all of the native fish.[7] In 1996, the reservoir was opened to fishing, but all fish caught must be released.[8]
Since the river is used as a municipal water supply, there is no human contact allowed at either of the Otay Reservoirs.
Early testing of manned gliders by noted aviator John J. Montgomery occurred in the region in the late 19th century.[9]
References
- ^ "The new Lower Otay Dam, completed in 1921 to replace the rockfill structure washed out by the 1916 floods". Library of Congress. 1995. Retrieved 11 November 2017.
- ^ "Water Treatment Plants". Water. City of San Diego. Retrieved 11 November 2017.
- ^ "San Diego Project". United States Bureau of Reclamation. Retrieved 11 November 2017.
- ^ a b Pacific Municipalities. 1910. p. 107.
- ^ McGlashan, H.D.; Ebert, F.C. (1918). Southern California Floods of January, 1916 (Technical report). United States Geological Survey. Water-Supply Paper 426.
Krier, Robert (21 November 2016). "Rain promised, flood followed in 1916". San Diego Union-Tribune. Retrieved 11 November 2017. - ^ Rice, Bill (1 November 2012). "Florida-Strain Bass Changed the World of Bass Fishing". Bass Fishing Archive. Retrieved 11 November 2017.
- ^ Monte Burke (28 February 2006). Sowbelly: The Obsessive Quest for the World-Record Largemouth Bass. Penguin Publishing Group. p. 28. ISBN 978-1-101-66654-8.
- ^ Zieralski, Ed (7 January 2015). "Upper Otay project continues". San Diego Union-Tribune. Retrieved 11 November 2017.
- ^ Gary B. Fogel; Craig S. Harwood (11 October 2012). Quest for Flight: John J. Montgomery and the Dawn of Aviation in the West. University of Oklahoma Press. pp. 39–40. ISBN 978-0-8061-8781-5.
Further reading
- "Otay Watershed". Project Clean Water. Retrieved 2009-03-22.
- Cohen, Saul Bernard (2000). "Osseo to Palmhurst: Otay River". Columbia Gazetteer of North America. New York: Columbia University Press. ISBN 0-231-11990-9.
{{cite book}}: External link in|chapterurl=|chapterurl=ignored (|chapter-url=suggested) (help) - Otay River Watershed Management Plan. San Diego County, Accessed 2011-01-28
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