Lake Eleanor
Named in the records1907–1985
101 records of San Francisco tie this place, 1907–1985: 93 decisions of the Board of Supervisors and 8 facts read from city reports. Open the full list, with filters for years, kind and outcome.
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- 101: 93 Board decisions, 8 facts from city reports
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- 1907–1985
What the records say
The 60 most telling of its 101 records, in date order: the ones an editor picked first, then the highest scored. The one-line summaries were written by a language model from the printed page; open the page to check the wording.
| When | What the record says | Outcome | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1907-08-27 | Resolution adopted urging the Secretary of the Interior to grant the city reservoir rights at Hetch Hetchy Valley and Lake Eleanor. | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1907-08-27 | Secretary of the Interior asked for the Lake Eleanor reservoir rights | resolution | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1908 | Supervisor Giannini's bill to borrow money for a municipal water supply from Lake Eleanor and Hetch Hetchy was passed for printing. | passed first reading | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1908 | City Engineer Marsden Manson reported success in securing federal reservoir sites at Lake Eleanor and Hetch Hetchy Valley for the city's water supply. | other | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1908 | Supervisors ordered a November 12, 1908 special election on acquiring Hetch Hetchy and Lake Eleanor water supply for the City. | submitted_to_voters | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1908-06-01 | Board ratifies City Engineer Marsden Manson's petition for Lake Eleanor and Hetch Hetchy reservoir sites, accepting Interior Department conditions. | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1908-06-01 | Board appropriated $2,500 (≈ $93,594 in 2026 dollars) for surveys of reservoir sites and rights of way at Lake Eleanor and Hetch Hetchy Valley. | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1908-06-01 | Board proposed to accept Interior Department conditions on reservoir sites and rights of way at Lake Eleanor and Hetch Hetchy. | resolution | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1908-06-08 | Board approved $2,500 (≈ $93,594 in 2026 dollars) from the water supply budget for reservoir surveys at Hetch Hetchy Valley and Lake Eleanor. | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1908-06-15 | Bill 568 directs the Board of Public Works to plan a city water supply from Lake Eleanor, Hetch Hetchy and the Tuolumne River; adopted. | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1908-06-22 | Board passed ordinance declaring a city-owned water supply needed, directing plans from Hetch Hetchy Valley and Lake Eleanor. | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1908-08-31 | Resolution 2598 appropriated $1000 (≈ $37,438 in 2026 dollars) for Board of Public Works surveys in Hetch Hetchy Valley and Lake Eleanor. | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1908-09-28 | Board passed an ordinance authorizing $750,000 (≈ $28.1 million in 2026 dollars) for Hetch Hetchy and Lake Eleanor water supply conditions, ten ayes. | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1908-10-05 | Bill 677 for a city water supply from Hetch Hetchy and Lake Eleanor, with a $40,000 (≈ $1.5 million in 2026 dollars) County Line Water Company purchase, passed for printing. | passed first reading | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1908-10-19 | Board ordered a November 12, 1908 special election on acquiring a municipal water supply from Hetch Hetchy and Lake Eleanor. | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1908-10-19 | Resolution appropriates $2,000 (≈ $74,876 in 2026 dollars) to print City Engineer reports on Hetch Hetchy and Lake Eleanor water supply and bond election pamphlets. | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1908-11-16 | Board passed Resolution 2920 appropriating $1000 (≈ $37,438 in 2026 dollars) for Board of Public Works surveys in Hetch Hetchy Valley and Lake Eleanor. | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1908-12-07 | $1500 (≈ $56,157 in 2026 dollars) set aside for surveys of land lines at Lake Eleanor and Hetch Hetchy Valley adopted. | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1909 | The Public Utilities Committee reports on a proposed bond issue to build a city water system from Lake Eleanor. | other | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1909 | Bill to put $45M (≈ $1.7 billion in 2026 dollars) Lake Eleanor water bonds and $35M (≈ $1.3 billion in 2026 dollars) Spring Valley purchase before voters on January 14, 1910, passed for printing. | passed first reading | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1909-01-27 | The Board set aside $1,000 (≈ $37,438 in 2026 dollars) for costs of acquiring lands near Hetch Hetchy Valley and Lake Eleanor. | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1909-02-11 | Resolution proposes $1,000 (≈ $37,438 in 2026 dollars) for Board of Public Works expenses in acquiring lands near Hetch Hetchy Valley and Lake Eleanor. | resolution | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1909-02-23 | The Board asked the Public Works Board to prepare plans and surveys for a Lake Eleanor dam to supply city water. | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1909-03-04 | Board of Public Works was given $1000 (≈ $37,438 in 2026 dollars) for plans and surveys of the Lake Eleanor dam for water supply. | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1909-03-08 | The Board of Public Works was granted $1000 (≈ $37,438 in 2026 dollars) for surveys and plans for a Lake Eleanor dam water supply. | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1909-06-24 | City Attorney directed to start condemnation proceedings for lands and rights around Lake Eleanor for the water supply. | resolution | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1909-07-12 | The Board set aside $2,000 (≈ $74,876 in 2026 dollars) from the Water Supply Fund for witnesses in the Lake Eleanor land condemnation case. | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1909-07-19 | The Board set aside $2,000 (≈ $74,876 in 2026 dollars) for the City Attorney to secure witnesses in the Lake Eleanor lands condemnation case. | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1909-08-02 | City Attorney granted $5,000 (≈ $187,189 in 2026 dollars) to pursue city claims to Hetch Hetchy and Lake Eleanor water lands. | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1909-08-02 | $2,500 (≈ $93,594 in 2026 dollars) was set aside for the Board of Public Works to survey Lake Eleanor and Hetch Hetchy Valley for water supply. | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1909-08-16 | City Attorney given $5,000 (≈ $187,189 in 2026 dollars) from the Water Supply Fund to pursue Hetch Hetchy and Lake Eleanor rights. | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1909-08-16 | The Board finally passed $2500 (≈ $93,594 in 2026 dollars) from the Water Supply Fund for surveying at Lake Eleanor and Hetch Hetchy Valley. | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1909-10-25 | Ordinance declares public need to acquire a city-owned water supply from Lake Eleanor and the Tuolumne River. | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1909-11-29 | Bill proposing a $45 million (≈ $1.7 billion in 2026 dollars) bond election for a municipal water supply from Lake Eleanor was passed for printing. | passed first reading | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1910 | Purchase of Lake Eleanor lands and water rights from Ham Hall and the Tuolumne company was laid over to a March 23, 1910 hearing. | continued | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1910 | Board heard public testimony on the proposed $1,000,000 (≈ $36.1 million in 2026 dollars) purchase of William Ham Hall's Lake Eleanor water rights and properties. | ordinance | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1910 | Lake Eleanor water supply project · cost usd: $400,000 purchase | project | City report: Official opinions of Percy V. Long, City Attorney of the City and County of San Francisco, State of California ; [1908-1912] scanned page ↗ |
| 1910-02-10 | A $45,000,000 (≈ $1.6 billion in 2026 dollars) bond ordinance to build a municipal water supply from Lake Eleanor and the Tuolumne River was passed for printing. | passed first reading | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1910-02-21 | Bonds of $45.0M (≈ $1.6 billion in 2026 dollars) authorized to build a municipal water supply from Lake Eleanor and the Tuolumne River. | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1910-03-21 | On Supervisor Murdock's motion, the Lake Eleanor water rights purchase agreement was put off until March 21, 1910. | continued | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1910-03-28 | Board finally passed an ordinance authorizing purchase of private water rights and lands in Tuolumne County for Lake Eleanor water supply. | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1910-05-02 | $4,000 (≈ $144,403 in 2026 dollars) from the Water Supply Fund was set aside for the City Attorney to clear title to Hetch Hetchy and Lake Eleanor lands. | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1911 | Board of Public Works was authorized to clear the first reservoir level at Lake Eleanor for up to $35,000 (≈ $1.3 million in 2026 dollars). | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1911 | $10,000 (≈ $361,008 in 2026 dollars) was set aside for the Board of Public Works to proceed with the Lake Eleanor and Tuolumne River water supply work. | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1911 | The Board set aside $10,000 (≈ $361,008 in 2026 dollars) from the Water Bond Fund for Board of Public Works work on the Lake Eleanor and Tuolumne River supply. | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1911-02-01 | City Engineer authorized to post and record water appropriation notices for Lake Eleanor and Tuolumne River tributaries. | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1911-06-12 | Board of Public Works recommended $35,000 (≈ $1.3 million in 2026 dollars) from water bonds to clear the first reservoir level at Lake Eleanor; referred to Finance Committee. | referred | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1912 | Ordinance adopted to acquire the Spring Valley Water Company's water system for the city's Lake Eleanor-Tuolumne supply. | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1912 | Proposed declaration that the city must acquire Spring Valley Water Company's properties for the Lake Eleanor-Tuolumne water system. | ordinance | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1912-04-29 | Four Tuolumne County reservoir sites designated for the Lake Eleanor water supply; mayor authorised to apply for federal permission. | resolution | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1915 | Board solicits offers to sell a water supply system to San Francisco, for the Lake Eleanor-Tuolumne project. | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1915-01-11 | Proposed locations for a Lake Eleanor reservoir, dam and canal tunnel in Tuolumne County for the Hetch Hetchy water supply. | resolution | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1919-12-15 | New line adopted for the Lake Eleanor aqueduct and power house | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1919-12-15 | Board adopted a changed location for the Hetch Hetchy aqueduct right of way from Lake Eleanor to the Tuolumne River. | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1928-10-08 | Board authorizes the Mayor and Clerk to execute a deed conveying Lake Eleanor reservoir lands to the grantees. | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1951-03-26 | The Board adopted a resolution authorizing an amended federal application for an electric transmission line right of way to Lake Eleanor in Tuolumne County. | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1957-12-02 | Supervisors finally passed $69,835.61 (≈ $837,381 in 2026 dollars) from the [name withheld] bond fund to build a tunnel between Lake Eleanor and Lake Lloyd. | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1908 | Lake Eleanor and Hetch Hetchy Valley land purchase bond · approved: $600,000 bond issue approved on June 4, 1908 ballot to purchase lands in and around Lake Eleanor and Hetch Hetchy Valley | event | City report: San Francisco water & power : a history of the Municipal Water Department and Hetch Hetchy System scanned page ↗ |
| 1985 | Hetch Hetchy and Lake Eleanor reservoir sites · approved: Limited permission for reservoirs, dams, aqueducts and rights-of-way; primary rights at Lake Eleanor, secondary at Hetch Hetchy | action | City report: San Francisco water & power : a history of the Municipal Water Department and Hetch Hetchy System scanned page ↗ |
| 1985 | Hetch Hetchy and Lake Eleanor reservoir sites · other: Mayor Phelan applied for reservoir sites at Hetch Hetchy and Lake Eleanor | action | City report: San Francisco water & power : a history of the Municipal Water Department and Hetch Hetchy System scanned page ↗ |
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