El Capitan Lake
El Capitan Reservoir is a reservoir in central San Diego County, California. It is in the Cuyamaca Mountains, about 30 miles northeast of the city of San Diego and two miles northwest of the town of Alpine.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: NNRamirez, Public domain.
- Type: Reservoir
- Description: reservoir in San Diego County, California
- Also known as: “El Capitan Reservoir”
Places of Interest
Highlights include El Cajon Mountain and El Capitan Dam.
El Cajon Mountain
Peak
El Cajon Mountain, commonly known as El Capitan or El Cap, is a mountain in the Cuyamaca Mountains, and prominent natural landmark in the East County of San Diego.
El Capitan Dam
Dam
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
El Capitan Dam is an embankment dam or hydraulic fill dam on the San Diego River in San Diego County, California, United States. The dam forms the 112,800-acre-foot El Capitan Reservoir and serves mainly to supply water to the city of San Diego as well as providing flood control.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Alpine and Flinn Springs.
Alpine
Town
Photo: Amineshaker, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Alpine is a census-designated place in the Cuyamaca Mountains of San Diego County, California, United States. Alpine had a population of 14,696 at the 2020 census, up from 14,236 at the 2010 census. Alpine is situated 5 miles south of El Capitan Lake.
Flinn Springs
Hamlet
Flinn Springs is an unincorporated community in the East County region of San Diego County, California. Flinn Springs is situated 5 miles southwest of El Capitan Lake.
El Capitan Lake
- Category: body of water
- Location: San Diego County, Southern California, California, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
32.91002° or 32° 54′ 36″ northLongitude
-116.78489° or 116° 47′ 6″ westElevation
751 feet (229 metres)Open location code
8545W668+22OpenStreetMap ID
way 100529377OpenStreetMap feature
natural=waterOpenStreetMap feature
water=reservoirGeoNames ID
5345589Wikidata ID
Q5350930
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From French to Welsh—“El Capitan Lake” goes by many names.
- French: “El Capitan Reservoir”
- German: “El Capitan Reservoir”
- Spanish: “El Capitan Reservoir”
- Welsh: “El Capitan Reservoir”
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