Coyote Dam, is a 140-foot (43 m) high, 980-foot (300 m) long, earth and rock dam built in 1936 in Santa Clara County, California, USA, located at 37°07?05?N 121°33?00?W? / ?37.118°N 121.55°W? / 37.118; -121.55 north of Gilroy. It impounds Coyote Lake (also known as Coyote Reservoir). The Santa Clara Valley Water District owns the dam.[1]