Lafayette Water Tunnel
Lafayette Water Tunnel is a tunnel in Contra Costa, California. Lafayette Water Tunnel is situated nearby to Lafayette Reservoir, as well as near the neighborhood Glorietta.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Leuschner Observatory and Orinda station.
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. Leuschner Observatory is situated 2 miles northeast of Lafayette Water Tunnel.
Orinda station
Metro station
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Orinda station is a Bay Area Rapid Transit station in Orinda, California. The station has an island platform in the center median of State Route 24. It is served by the Yellow Line. Orinda station is situated 1¼ miles southwest of Lafayette Water Tunnel.
Lafayette Reservoir
Reservoir
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The Lafayette Reservoir is an open-cut human-made terminal water storage reservoir owned and operated by the East Bay Municipal Utility District. Completed in 1933, it was intended solely as a standby water supply for EBMUD customers. Lafayette Reservoir is situated 2 miles southeast of Lafayette Water Tunnel.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Orinda and Glorietta.
Orinda
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Orinda is a wealthy suburban refuge of most of the lawyers and bankers in Contra Costa County in the state of California.
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. Glorietta is situated 2 miles south of Lafayette Water Tunnel.
Lafayette
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Lafayette is a city of 25,000 in the East Bay region of the San Francisco Bay Area in California. It is primarily a residential town located in the hills between Berkeley and Walnut Creek, although it does offer shopping and dining, and the Lafayette Reservoir is popular with hikers.
Lafayette Water Tunnel
- Type: Tunnel
- Category: transportation
- Location: Contra Costa, California, United States, North America
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Latitude
37.89381° or 37° 53′ 38″ northLongitude
-122.17024° or 122° 10′ 13″ westElevation
696 feet (212 metres)Open location code
849VVRVH+GWGeoNames ID
5364250
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