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San Justo Dam

Coordinates:36°49′38″N121°26′39″W/ 36.82722°N 121.44424°W/36.82722; -121.44424
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San Justo Damis a dam and reservoir inSan Benito County, California,about three miles (5 km) southwest ofHollister.The dam provides offstream water storage for the federalCentral Valley Projectvia the Pacheco Conduit and Hollister Conduit fed by theSan Luis Reservoir.

Completed in January 1986, the dam is an earthfill structure 151 feet (46 m) high. Along with a companion dike structure 79 feet (24 m) high, it forms a reservoir with a capacity of about 9,785acre-feet(12 millioncubic meters).[1]

San Justo Reservoir[CLOSED] was closed in 2008, following aZebra musselinfection and remains closed until further notice.[2]

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  1. ^"Project details - San Felipe Division Project - Bureau of Reclamation".Archived fromthe originalon 2012-09-21.Retrieved2012-07-18.
  2. ^"San Justo Reservoir".
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36°49′38″N121°26′39″W/ 36.82722°N 121.44424°W/36.82722; -121.44424