Almaden Reservoir, California
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Almaden Reservoir
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Almaden Reservoir is located in the hills south of San Jose, in Santa Clara county, CA, and is owned by the Santa Clara Valley Water District
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Almaden is an earthen dam which was built in 1936 across Los Alamitos Creek
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The dam is 110 feet high and 500 feet long, with a crest reaching 615 above sea level
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It has a catchment area of 12.5 miles
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Launching boats using the MEI method, due to low water levels from the drought
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Touring a local mining display, and learning about methylmercury
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Bubble patterns on the surface
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