Savage Dam
Savage Dam is a dam across the Otay River in the San Ysidro Mountains of southwestern San Diego County, California. It is a concrete arch gravity structure 149 feet high, and serves to store water from the San Diego Aqueduct's third pipeline for backup municipal uses in the San Diego metropolitan area.
- Type: Dam
- Description: dam in San Diego County, California
- Also known as: “Savage 8-004 Dam”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights: Richard J Donovan Correctional Facility.
Richard J Donovan Correctional Facility
Prison
Richard J. Donovan Correctional Facility… Richard J Donovan Correctional Facility is situated 2 miles south of Savage Dam.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Eastlake and Cockatoo Grove.
Eastlake
Suburb
Chula Vista is a city in San Diego County, California, United States. Eastlake is situated 3½ miles northwest of Savage Dam.
Cockatoo Grove
Neighborhood
Cockatoo Grove was a populated place in San Diego County, California, United States. Cockatoo Grove is situated 4 miles northwest of Savage Dam.
Otay Centenario
Suburb
Otay Centenario is a borough of the municipality of Tijuana in Baja California, Mexico. Otay Centenario is situated 5 miles south of Savage Dam.
Savage Dam
- Category: gravity dam
- Location: San Diego County, Southern California, California, United States, North America
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Latitude
32.60979° or 32° 36′ 35″ north
Longitude
-116.92692° or 116° 55′ 37″ west
Elevation
538 feet (164 metres)
Open location code
8545J35F+W6
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
waterway=dam
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In Other Languages
“Savage Dam” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Savage Dam”
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Localities in the Area
Places to explore: WindingWalk and Eastlake Vistas.
Nearby Places
Places to explore: Otay Water Treatment Plant and Olympic Flame.
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