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			{{Infobox_Dam
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			\| dam_name = Crystal Springs Dam
	]]
			\| image = Crystal Springs Dam Front.jpg
			\| caption =
			\| official_name = Lower Crystal Springs Dam
			\| crosses = San Mateo Creek
			\| reservoir = ]
			\| locale = ]
			\| maint = ]
			\| length = {{convert\|600\|ft\|abbr=on}}
			\| height = {{convert\|140\|ft\|abbr=on}}
			\| width = {{convert\|40\|ft\|abbr=on}}
			\| began =
			\| open = 1888
			\| cost =
			\| reservoir_capacity = {{convert\|57910\|acre.ft\|dam3\|lk=on\|abbr=on}}
			\| reservoir_catchment = {{convert\|29.4\|mi2\|abbr=on}}
			\| reservoir_surface = {{convert\|1323\|acre\|abbr=on}}
			\| coordinates = {{coord\|37.5285\|-122.3621\|type:landmark_region:US-CA\|display=inline}}
			\| extra = {{gnis\|234208}}
			}}

			'''Crystal Springs Dam''' is a gravel dam constructed across the San Mateo Creek, impounding water to form the ] in ].
	The '''Crystal Springs Dam''' holds back the ] water of ] in ]. The dam was completed in ] and has survived both the ] and ] earthquakes despite being adjacent to the ].<ref>{{Cite web\|title=Crystal Springs Reservoir\|url=http://3dparks.wr.usgs.gov/3Dbayarea/html/CrystalSprings.htm\|publisher=United States Geological Survey\|accessdate=2007-09-23}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web\|title=Crystal Springs Trails\|url=http://pages.prodigy.net/rhorii/xtalsprg.htm\|accessdate=2007-09-23}}</ref> The dam has a road running over it and forms the trailhead of a the popular ]. In ], a ] ] was constructed over the dam, with tall steel towers at the north and south ends of the dam.<ref>{{Cite web\|title=Map of the PG&E Jefferson-Martin 230 kV power line\|url=http://www.cpuc.ca.gov/Environment/info/aspen/jefferson_martin/approved_route.pdf\|accessdate=2007-09-23}}</ref>

			The structure was completed in 1888 and has survived both the ] and the ] in 1989 earthquakes despite location directly on the ].

			The dam has a road running over it and forms the trailhead of a the popular ].


			<gallery>
			File:Crystal Springs Dam Leeside.jpg\|Lower Crystal Springs Dam
			File:Crystal Springs Reservoir.jpg\|Lower Crystal Springs Reservoir
			</gallery>

	==References==		==References==
			* {{cite web \| author=Department of Water Resources \| title=Station Meta Data: Lower Crystal Springs Dam (CRY) \| url=http://cdec.water.ca.gov/cgi-progs/profile?s=CRY&type=dam \| work=California Data Exchange Center \| publisher=State of California \| date=2009 \| accessdate=2009-04-01}}
	;General
			* {{cite web \| author=U.S. Geological Survey \| title=Crystal Springs Reservoir \| url=http://3dparks.wr.usgs.gov/3Dbayarea/html/CrystalSprings.htm \| publisher=U.S. Department of the Interior \| date=24 November 2003 \| accessdate=2009-04-01}}
	*"San Mateo: A Centennial History", M. Postel, 1994
			* {{cite web \| author=Ron Horii \| title=Bay Area Biking: Crystal Springs Trails \| url=http://pages.prodigy.net/rhorii/xtalsprg.htm \| work=Bay Area Back Page \| date=1 October 2003 \| accessdate=2009-04-01}}
	;Specific

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			==Further reading==
			* {{cite book \| last=Postel \| first=Mitchell \| coauthors= \| title=San Mateo: A Centennial History \| location=San Francisco \| publisher=Scottwall Associates, Publishers \| year=1994 \| isbn=0942087089}}

			== External links==
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	]		]

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Crystal Springs Dam is a gravel dam constructed across the San Mateo Creek, impounding water to form the Lower Crystal Springs Reservoir in San Mateo County, California.

The structure was completed in 1888 and has survived both the 1906 earthquake and the Loma Prieta earthquake in 1989 earthquakes despite location directly on the San Andreas Fault.

The dam has a road running over it and forms the trailhead of a the popular Sawyer Camp Trail.

Lower Crystal Springs Dam
Lower Crystal Springs Reservoir

References

Department of Water Resources (2009). "Station Meta Data: Lower Crystal Springs Dam (CRY)". California Data Exchange Center. State of California. Retrieved 2009-04-01.
U.S. Geological Survey (24 November 2003). "Crystal Springs Reservoir". U.S. Department of the Interior. Retrieved 2009-04-01.
Ron Horii (1 October 2003). "Bay Area Biking: Crystal Springs Trails". Bay Area Back Page. Retrieved 2009-04-01.

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