Hetch Hetchy Reservoir

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Hetch Hetchy Reservoir is a man-made lake in Yosemite National Park that stores water and generates hydroelectric power for the San Francisco Bay Area.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf reservoir
accessVia Hetch Hetchy Road NERFINISHED
basinCountry United States of America
surface form: United States
completionDate 1923
constructionStartDate 1914
country United States of America
surface form: United States
createdByDam O'Shaughnessy Dam NERFINISHED
elevation approximately 1,200 meters above sea level
approximately 3,800 feet above sea level
environmentalImpact inundated much of Hetch Hetchy Valley
hasHydroelectricSystem Hetch Hetchy Power System NERFINISHED
hasNearbyTrail Wapama Falls trail NERFINISHED
hasNearbyWaterfall Tueeulala Falls NERFINISHED
Wapama Falls NERFINISHED
inflow Tuolumne River NERFINISHED
legalBasis Raker Act NERFINISHED
locatedIn Hetch Hetchy Valley NERFINISHED
Sierra Nevada NERFINISHED
Tuolumne County, California NERFINISHED
Yosemite National Park
locatedInProtectedArea Yosemite National Park NERFINISHED
locatedWithin U.S. National Park System NERFINISHED
managedBy San Francisco Public Utilities Commission NERFINISHED
maxLength about 13 kilometers
about 8 miles
namedAfter Hetch Hetchy Valley NERFINISHED
nearestCity Groveland, California NERFINISHED
outflow Tuolumne River NERFINISHED
ownedBy City and County of San Francisco NERFINISHED
partOf Hetch Hetchy Project NERFINISHED
San Francisco regional water system NERFINISHED
providesPowerTo San Francisco Bay Area NERFINISHED
San Francisco municipal facilities
receivesWaterFrom Sierra Nevada snowmelt
region Northern California
subjectOf environmental controversy
proposals to restore Hetch Hetchy Valley
surfaceArea about 1,940 acres
about 7.9 square kilometers
treatsWaterBy disinfection only (no filtration under normal conditions)
usedFor flood control
hydroelectric power generation
municipal water supply
recreation (limited)
volume about 430,000 acre-feet
about 530 million cubic meters
waterQuality high
waterSupplyFor San Francisco NERFINISHED
San Francisco Bay Area NERFINISHED

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Hetch Hetchy Valley knownFor Hetch Hetchy Reservoir
Hetch Hetchy Valley largelySubmergedBy Hetch Hetchy Reservoir
Sierra Nevada river system feedsReservoir Hetch Hetchy Reservoir
Pulgas Water Temple waterSource Hetch Hetchy Reservoir
Groveland, California locatedNear Hetch Hetchy Reservoir
Rim Fire threatened Hetch Hetchy Reservoir