Upper_Otay_Reservoir

Upper Otay Reservoir

Upper Otay Reservoir

Reservoir in San Diego County, California

Upper Otay Reservoir, also called Upper Otay Lake, is a 20 acres (8.1 ha) artificial lake in San Diego County, California. It was created in 1959 as a hatchery for the propagation and introduction of Florida Largemouth bass. The reservoir has been open to the public since 1996.[2] In addition to fishing, the site was popular among waterfowl hunters until it was closed to hunting in 2002.

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In 2014, the City of San Diego Public Utilities Department, together with the non-profit group Rivers Partners, began restoring the reservoir. The $1.2 million project focused on approximately 100 acres (40 ha), including five small streams that make up the reservoir's watershed.[3]

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  1. [1]
    "Upper Otay Lake". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved Jan 16, 2021.
  2. [2]
    "Upper Otay Reservoir". The City of San Diego. Retrieved 22 July 2020.
  3. [3]
    Zieralski, Ed (7 January 2015). "Upper Otay project continues". San Diego Union-Tribune. Retrieved 22 July 2020.


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