El Capitan Dam

El Capitan Dam is a spillway in San Diego County, Southern California, California. El Capitan Dam is situated nearby to the peak El Cajon Mountain, as well as near the reservoir El Capitan Lake.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include El Capitan Dam and El Cajon Mountain.

El Capitan Dam

Dam

Photo: USGS, 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. El Capitan Dam is situated 620 feet south of El Capitan Dam.

El Cajon Mountain

Peak

Photo: Devindad, CC0.

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 Cajon Mountain is situated 2 miles north of El Capitan Dam.

El Capitan Lake

Reservoir

Photo: NNRamirez, Public domain.

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 Lake is situated 2 miles northeast of El Capitan Dam.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Flinn Springs and Alpine.

Flinn Springs

Village

Flinn Springs is an unincorporated community in the East County region of San Diego County, California. Flinn Springs is situated 3½ miles southwest of El Capitan Dam.

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 4½ miles southeast of El Capitan Dam.

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 4½ miles south of El Capitan Dam.

El Capitan Dam

Type: Spillway
Category: body of water
Location: San Diego County, Southern California, California, United States, North America
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Latitude

32.88605° or 32° 53′ 10″ north

Longitude

-116.80894° or 116° 48′ 32″ west

Elevation

745 feet (227 metres)

Open location code

8545V5PR+CC

GeoNames ID

12503502

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