Santa Clara Valley Water District

STATION 6041 - ANDERSON RESERVOIR

ALERT ID 2073


Location
Latitude: 37˚ 09' 52" N
Elevation: 656.98602 ft.
Longitude: 121˚ 37' 37" W
Locaide: 36 69-42


Description
Station located at Santa Clara County Parks & Recreation boat launch parking lot at the south end of Leroy Anderson Dam.
Period of Record
Measurements began October 17, 1950, with continuous operation to the present.
Station History
Date Note
1951 3-inch non-recorder installed.
10/20/1969 Station moved 150 feet west. 8-inch Bendix recorder installed, replacing the 3-inch Gauge.
11/04/1974 Telephone telemetry installed.
06/20/1978 8-inch Fischer & Porter ADR converted from english to metric measurement.
05/22/1980 Fischer & Porter ADR converted from metric to english measurement.
12/22/1983 12-inch Sierra-Misco radio-reporting tipping bucket Gauge, with one millimeter resolution, installed to supplement the existing Fischer & Porter ADR.
08/26/1992 Fischer & Porter removed.
08/11/2004 Novalynx 5050 replaced with Hydrolynx 5096.
07/19/2007 5096 replaced with High Sierra 3206 and tipping bucket.
07/31/2008 5 watt solar panel installed.
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