Rector Reservoir | |
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Location | Napa County, California [1] |
Coordinates | 38°26′30″N 122°20′19″W / 38.44167°N 122.33861°W [1] |
Type | Reservoir |
Primary inflows | Rector Creek |
Primary outflows | Rector Creek [1] |
Catchment area | 10.7 square miles (28 km2) [1] |
Basin countries | United States |
Managing agency | State Department of Veterans Affairs [1] |
Built | 1946[1] |
Surface area | 82 acres (33 ha) [1] |
Water volume | 4,587 acre-feet (5,658,000 m3) [1] |
Surface elevation | 374 feet (114 m) [2] |
Rector Reservoir is a reservoir in Napa Valley, California. It is located to the northeast of Yountville, and southwest of Lake Berryessa and supplies water to Veterans Home of California Yountville. [3] The Silverado Trail leads to the reservoir passing it from north to south to the west of the lake and Rector Canyon. [4] To the west is Silver Oak Cellars and Oakville.
The waters of the reservoir are impounded by Rector Creek Dam, which was built in 1946 across Rector Creek. [1]
The reservoir forms part of the 340 acre Rector Reservoir Wildlife Area, which has 27 species of mammals, 40 species of birds, and 14 species of reptiles and amphibians. [5] Wildlife recorded here include the prairie and peregrine falcon, Cooper's and sharp-shinned hawks, red-legged frogs, and northwestern pond turtles.
Rector Reservoir | |
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Location | Napa County, California [1] |
Coordinates | 38°26′30″N 122°20′19″W / 38.44167°N 122.33861°W [1] |
Type | Reservoir |
Primary inflows | Rector Creek |
Primary outflows | Rector Creek [1] |
Catchment area | 10.7 square miles (28 km2) [1] |
Basin countries | United States |
Managing agency | State Department of Veterans Affairs [1] |
Built | 1946[1] |
Surface area | 82 acres (33 ha) [1] |
Water volume | 4,587 acre-feet (5,658,000 m3) [1] |
Surface elevation | 374 feet (114 m) [2] |
Rector Reservoir is a reservoir in Napa Valley, California. It is located to the northeast of Yountville, and southwest of Lake Berryessa and supplies water to Veterans Home of California Yountville. [3] The Silverado Trail leads to the reservoir passing it from north to south to the west of the lake and Rector Canyon. [4] To the west is Silver Oak Cellars and Oakville.
The waters of the reservoir are impounded by Rector Creek Dam, which was built in 1946 across Rector Creek. [1]
The reservoir forms part of the 340 acre Rector Reservoir Wildlife Area, which has 27 species of mammals, 40 species of birds, and 14 species of reptiles and amphibians. [5] Wildlife recorded here include the prairie and peregrine falcon, Cooper's and sharp-shinned hawks, red-legged frogs, and northwestern pond turtles.