Crystal Springs Reservoir

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Crystal Springs Reservoir is a large artificial lake system on the San Francisco Peninsula that serves as a major drinking water source and scenic open-space area for the region.


Statements (46)
Predicate Object
instanceOf artificial lake system
drinking water reservoir
reservoir
adjacentTo Interstate 280
basinCountry United States
country United States
createdFor drinking water storage
crossedBy Interstate 280
elevation approximately 140 feet above sea level
environmentType Mediterranean-climate coastal hills
formedBy Crystal Springs Dam
hasPart Lower Crystal Springs Reservoir
Upper Crystal Springs Reservoir
hasRecreation Crystal Springs Regional Trail nearby
hasVegetation chaparral around shores
oak woodland around shores
hasWildlife deer
other native Bay Area species
raptors
waterfowl
locatedIn San Andreas Rift Valley
San Mateo County, California NERFINISHED
locatedNear Burlingame, California NERFINISHED
Hillsborough, California
San Andreas Lake
San Mateo, California NERFINISHED
locatedOn San Francisco Peninsula
managedBy San Francisco Public Utilities Commission
nearbyFeature Pulgas Water Temple
Sawyer Camp Trail
partOf San Francisco Peninsula watershed
San Francisco Public Utilities Commission water system
primaryInflow Hetch Hetchy Aqueduct deliveries
local watershed runoff
primaryOutflow San Mateo Creek
restrictedActivity no public boating
no public fishing
no public swimming
state California
surroundedBy protected watershed lands
scenic open space
usedFor municipal water supply
recreation in surrounding open space
waterSourceFor San Francisco
San Francisco Bay Area
San Mateo County communities

Referenced by (4)
Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
Crystal Springs Reservoir ("Upper Crystal Springs Reservoir")
Crystal Springs Reservoir ("Lower Crystal Springs Reservoir")
hasPart
San Mateo County, California
contains
San Andreas Lake
locatedNorthOf

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