El Capitan Dam

El Capitan Dam is an embankment dam or hydraulic fill dam on the in , United States. The dam forms the 112,800-acre-foot and serves mainly to supply water to the city of San Diego as well as providing flood control.
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Photo: USGS, Public domain.
  • Type: Dam
  • Description: dam in San Diego County, California, United States of America
  • Address: El Monte Rd, Lakeside, San Diego City

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include El Cajon Mountain and El Capitan Lake.

Peak
Photo: Devindad, CC0.
, commonly known as El Capitan or El Cap, is a mountain in the , and prominent natural landmark in the East County of . is situated 2 miles north of El Capitan Dam.

Reservoir
Photo: NNRamirez, Public domain.
El Capitan Reservoir is a reservoir in central . It is in the , about 30 miles northeast of the city of San Diego and two miles northwest of the town of . is situated 2½ miles northeast of El Capitan Dam.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Flinn Springs and Alpine.

Village
is an unincorporated community in the East County region of . is situated 3½ miles southwest of El Capitan Dam.

Town
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is a census-designated place in the of , United States. had a population of 14,696 at the 2020 census, up from 14,236 at the 2010 census. is situated 4 miles southeast of El Capitan Dam.

Village
is a census-designated place in . It had a population of 4,048 as of the 2020 census, up from 3,841 as of the 2010 census. is situated 4½ miles south of El Capitan Dam.

El Capitan Dam

Latitude
32.88439° or 32° 53′ 4″ north
Longitude
-116.80945° or 116° 48′ 34″ west
Elevation
751 feet (229 metres)
Operator
San Diego Water Departmenbt
Open location code
8545V5MR+Q6
Open­Street­Map ID
way 847852190
Open­Street­Map feature
waterway=­dam
Geo­Names ID
5345586
Wiki­data ID
Q5350928
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Satellite Map

Discover El Capitan Dam from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
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In Other Languages

From Cebuano to Italian—“El Capitan Dam” goes by many names.
  • Cebuano: “El Capitan Dam”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “سد الكابيتان”
  • Italian: “diga di El Capitan”

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