SAN GABRIEL COASTAL SPREADING GROUNDS
BASIN TYPE:
Shallow
No. OF BASINS:
3
SEASON FIRST USED:
1938-39
AREA
GROSS:
128 ACRES
WETTED:
96.0 ACRES
CAPACITIES
CHANNEL**:
20,000 cfs CFS
INTAKES:
350 cfs
STORAGE:
550 AF
PERCOLATION*:
75 CFS
LOCATION:
Westerly side of San Gabriel River, southerly from Whittier Blvd. To Washington Blvd.
SOURCE OF WATER:
Controlled releases from San Gabriel Canyon Dams, Santa Fe and Whittier Narrows Dams. Also imported and reclaimed water.
REMARKS:
* The capacity listed is estimates of infiltration rates.
** Design capacity of main channel.