El Capitan Reservoir
El Capitan Reservoir is a park in San Diego County, Southern California, California. El Capitan Reservoir is situated nearby to the neighborhood Glen Oaks, as well as near the town Alpine.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include El Capitan Lake and El Capitan Dam.
El Capitan Lake
Reservoir
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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.
El Capitan Dam
Dam
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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
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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 4 miles south of El Capitan Reservoir.
Flinn Springs
Hamlet
Flinn Springs is an unincorporated community in the East County region of San Diego County, California. Flinn Springs is situated 4½ miles southwest of El Capitan Reservoir.
Harbison Canyon
Village
Harbison Canyon is a census-designated place in San Diego County, California. It had a population of 4,048 as of the 2020 census, up from 3,841 as of the 2010 census. Harbison Canyon is situated 5 miles southwest of El Capitan Reservoir.
El Capitan Reservoir
- Type: Park
- Location: San Diego County, Southern California, California, United States, North America
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Latitude
32.88919° or 32° 53′ 21″ northLongitude
-116.78788° or 116° 47′ 16″ westElevation
745 feet (227 metres)Open location code
8545V6Q6+MRGeoNames ID
12503495
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