All City of San Diego reservoir dams are regularly inspected by the California Division of Safety of Dams. The City operates each dam and reservoir in accordance with state requirements to ensure their safe condition and the safety of surrounding communities.

In the event of a planned or emergency water release, the community will be notified, and information will be posted on the City’s Reservoir Lakes website as well as on City social media channels.

We encourage you to review the maps below to see if you live downstream from one of our reservoirs. Resources about emergency preparedness are available from the City and the County.

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Dam	Year Built	Current Condition	Map
Barrett	1922	Fair	Barrett Map
El Capitan	1935	Poor	El Capitan Map
Hodges	1918	Unsatisfactory	Hodges Map
Miramar	1960	Satisfactory	Miramar Map
Morena	1912	Poor	Morena Map
Murray	1950	Fair	Murray Map
Lower Otay (Savage)	1918	Poor	Otay (Savage) Map
San Vicente	1943, raised 2016	Satisfactory	San Vicente Main Dam Map San Vicente Saddle Dam Map
Sutherland	1954	Satisfactory	Sutherland Map

For more information, please contact the Public Utilities Department at lakes@sandiego.gov or 619-527-3932.