The expanded Los Vaqueros Dam. Completed in 2012 the reservoir can store 160,000 acre-feet of water.

This bobcat family was spotted near the dam by Antioch-based Outdoor Photographer Jean Douglas.

CCWD Directors, and General Manger Jerry Brown, celebrate the 2012 completion of the expansion with a salute!

Los Vaqueros is known as one of the finest trout fishing lakes in the Bay Area.

Construction of the original Los Vaquero Dam. To orient yourself, look for the curving access road in the middle of the picture. This is the road that now leads to the top of the dam.

Los Vaqueros is a great place to hike, with more than 55 miles of trails.

Landcsape Photographer Marc Crumpler shot this spectacular sunrise photo of LV from Morgan Territory in 2016.

This is a photo of the completed original Los Vaqueros Dam. The reservoir could store 100,000 acre-feet of water.

Sunset at the Marina of the expanded reservoir.