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Lake · United States

Crystal Springs Reservoir

85 m279 ft
Area
2.42 km²
Tonight
50°FClear · Wind 2–12 mph NNW

Crystal Springs Reservoir is a lake at 85 m above sea level in United States, 2.42 km² in area and 6.4 km long.

All facts
Surface elevation
85 m
Length
6.4 km
Shoreline
21.9 km
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Lake

Crystal Springs Reservoir in numbers

Shoreline from OpenStreetMap.

6.4 km longest2 kmN ↑
Shoreline
21.9 km≈5½ h to walk around
3D map

Crystal Springs Reservoir 3D map

Drag to orbit · click, then scroll to zoom (or Ctrl/⌘ + scroll) · One finger scrolls the page · two fingers orbit and zoom · 8.4 × 8.4 km

Surface
Vertical scale
Topographic map

Crystal Springs Reservoir terrain and contours

20 m contours from the USGS 3DEP 10 m terrain model. Click two points on the map to draw your own cross-section.Tap two points on the map to draw your own cross-section.

Index contours every 100 mShowing west → east through the centre

Crystal Springs Reservoir elevation profile

West → east through the centre

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Weather

Crystal Springs Reservoir weather

Tonight · Clear · 50°F (10°C) · Wind 2–12 mph NNW

Crystal Springs Reservoir forecast for about 137 m.

  • Tonight50°–2–12 mph NNW
  • Sat50°72°–3–7 mph NE
  • Sun52°73°2%1–5 mph NE
  • Mon50°68°3%2–13 mph WNW
  • Tue49°64°2%3–9 mph NW
  • Wed51°66°1%2–8 mph NNW
  • Thu51°64°24%2–8 mph WNW

Forecast data: NOAA National Weather Service, public domain, model run Oct 23, 21:51 UTC.

Camping & parking

Camping & parking near Crystal Springs Reservoir

Campsites, parking, trailheads and mountain huts mapped in OpenStreetMap around Crystal Springs Reservoir, nearest first, by straight-line distance. Check access, fees and permits locally.

All mapped places 3
PlaceDistance
Parking0.3 km NE
Parking0.4 km N
Parking1.4 km ESE
Slope

Slope

Share of the 8.4 × 8.4 km view by steepness, from the 10 m model.

Mostly gentle: 52% of the view is under 15°.

Gentle, 0–15°
52.4%
Moderate, 15–30°
31.6%
Steep, 30–45°
15.7%
Cliffs, 45° and over
0.3%
Steeper than 30°
16.0% of the 71 km² view
Relief in view
531 m low point 6 m
Land cover

Land cover

ESA WorldCover 10 m classification of the same area.

Trees 67.7%Built-up 13.0%Grassland 12.7%Water 5.6%Bare rock / sparse 0.6%

Snow & ice means glaciers and year-round snow (a yearly average), not today’s snow cover.

Wildlife

Wildlife seen nearby

Sightings of the most-seen species on iNaturalist (research grade) within 4.2 km; 1,678 species recorded in all.

Sightings per species 6
  • Mule Deer373
  • Western Fence Lizard286
  • Dark-eyed Junco222
  • Warrior's Plume178
  • Red-tailed Hawk159
  • California Slender Salamander150
Where it sits

Where Crystal Springs Reservoir sits

Range
American Cordillera467North American Cordillera271Pacific Coast Ranges119California Coast Ranges7Santa Cruz Mountains4
Region
United States932North America1,313
Nearby

Nearby places

More 1
More in the Santa Cruz Mountains 3
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Downloads

Crystal Springs Reservoir downloads: topographic map, heightmap, STL 3D model and DEM

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Sources

Data sources

Terrain
U.S. Geological Survey, 3D Elevation Program (public domain)
Imagery
Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data 2026 (scene 2026-09-12)
Land cover
© ESA WorldCover project 2021 / Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data (2021) processed by ESA WorldCover consortium
Facts
Wikidata (CC0)
Camping & parking, Geometry
© OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)
Summits
© OpenStreetMap contributors, via Overture Maps Foundation (ODbL)
Protected area
USGS Gap Analysis Project, PAD-US (public domain)
Wildlife
iNaturalist community observations, counts only
Forecast
Weather forecast from NOAA National Weather Service (public domain)
Sources
Wikidata · Wikipedia