Petaluma Reservoir

Petaluma Reservoir
Location of Petaluma Reservoir in California, USA. Location of Petaluma Reservoir in California, USA. Petaluma Reservoir Location of Petaluma Reservoir in California, USA. Location of Petaluma Reservoir in California, USA. Petaluma Reservoir
Location	Sonoma County, California
Coordinates	38°17′50″N 122°34′39″W
Type	Reservoir
Primary outflows	tributary of Adobe Creek
Catchment area	0.5 sq mi (1.3 km2)
Basin countries	United States
Surface area	10 acres (4 ha)
Water volume	227 acre⋅ft (280,000 m3)
Surface elevation	1,024 ft (312 m)
Islands	none
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Petaluma Reservoir is a small, man-made lake located about 5 miles (8 km) northeast of Petaluma in Sonoma County, California, United States. Also known as Lawler Reservoir, its waters are impounded by Lawler Dam, a rock fill dam 40 feet (12 m) high and 1,150 feet (350 m) long that was built in 1910. The City of Petaluma owns the reservoir. In 1992, the State of California declared the reservoir unsafe in the event of an earthquake. Rather than perform a seismic retrofit of the dam, the City decided to stop using it for water supply.

See also

• List of lakes in California
• List of lakes in the San Francisco Bay Area