Briones Reservoir
Briones Reservoir is an open cut terminal water storage reservoir located in western Contra Costa County, in the East Bay region of the San Francisco Bay Area, California. It is owned and operated by the East Bay Municipal Utility District.Places of Interest
Highlights: Leuschner Observatory.
Leuschner Observatory
Observatory
Leuschner Observatory, originally called the Students' Observatory, is an observatory jointly operated by the University of California, Berkeley and San Francisco State University.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Orinda and La Loma Park.
Orinda
Orinda is a wealthy suburban refuge of most of the lawyers and bankers in Contra Costa County in the state of California.La Loma Park
Neighborhood
La Loma Park is a neighborhood and tract of land located in the Berkeley Hills section of the city of Berkeley, California in the San Francisco Bay Area.
Glorietta
Neighborhood
Glorietta is a former unincorporated community, now annexed to Orinda in Contra Costa County, California. It lies at an elevation of 597 feet.
Briones Reservoir
- Type: Reservoir
- Description: water storage reservoir in Contra Costa County, California, USA
- Category: body of water
- Location: Contra Costa, California, United States, North America
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Latitude
37.92329° or 37° 55′ 24″ north
Longitude
-122.19067° or 122° 11′ 26″ west
Elevation
502 feet (153 metres)
Open location code
849VWRF5+8P
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
natural=water
OpenStreetMap feature
water=reservoir
GeoNames ID
Wikidata ID
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Persian—“Briones Reservoir” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Briones Reservoir”
- French: “Briones Reservoir”
- Persian: “مخزن بریونس”
Localities in the Area
Places to explore: Briones and Four Corners.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights: Sleepy Hollow Swim Club and Lawson Hill.
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