Spreading Facility Information
EATON WASH SPREADING GROUNDS
BASIN TYPE:
Deep & Shallow
No. OF BASINS:
14
SEASON FIRST USED:
1947-48
AREA
 
GROSS:
28 ACRES
WETTED:
24.4 ACRES
CAPACITIES
 
CHANNEL**:
6,600 cfs CFS
INTAKES:
200 cfs
STORAGE:
588 AF
PERCOLATION*:
14 CFS
LOCATION:
Easterly side of Eaton Wash from below Eaton Dam to Foothill Blvd.
SOURCE OF WATER:
Controlled flows from Eaton Wash Dam. Imported water can be spread in strip basins.
REMARKS:
* The capacity listed is estimates of infiltration rates.
** Design capacity of main channel.

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