Calero Reservoir
- Lake name:
- Calero Reservoir
- Location:
- California
- Latitude:
- 37.1849386
- Longitude:
- -121.7804075
- Surface area (km2):
- 1.4
- Basin type:
- reservoir
- Dam completion date:
- 1935
- Management agency:
- Santa Clara Valley Water District; County of Santa Clara; Santa Clara Valley Water Conservation District
- Lake use:
- water supply
- Region associations:
- Calero County Park; Santa Cruz Mountains; Calera Creek
- Comments:
- Calero Reservoir has enough mercury that the fish is unsafe to eat. Supplies water to treatment plants, recharges groundwater, and stores water from Almaden Reservoir.
Summary of Surveys (1)
Survey Citation:
Shen, P. 2022. 2022 Audubon photography awards. Amateur award winner: Peter Shen. https://www.audubon.org/magazine/summer-2022/the-2022-audubon-photography-awards-winners-and
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Time period
2022 -
Source
Photo -
Both Western and Clarks?
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| Count Type | Range | Max | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Max Adults | 1 to 100 | 1 | 2022 |
| Most Recent Adults | 1 to 100 | 1 | 2022 |
| Max Nests | 1 to 100 | 2 | 2022 |
| Most Recent Nests | 1 to 100 | 2 | 2022 |
| Max Chicks | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Most Recent Chicks | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Comments:
The Amateur Award Winner of the 2022 Audubon Photography Awards is Peter Shen's photo of a Western grebe adult feeding two chicks at Calero Reservoir. No other information available.