The privately owned Lake Vaquero just southwest of Topeka is being drained as part of a project that includes increasing the height of its dam, a state official confirmed Friday. The lake’s homeowners ...

One inch at a time, the water level is rising at the new Los Vaqueros Reservoir. In the coming months, with the new dam complete, Los Vaqueros will be twice the size of any other recreation lake in ...

For nearly two decades, Los Vaqueros Reservoir — a sprawling lake in eastern Contra Costa County nearly 3 miles long and 170 feet deep — has been a popular spot for boating, fishing, hiking and a key ...

The Bay Area's newest lake, Los Vaqueros Reservoir, has emerged this fall as one of the best of the region's 150 significant parklands. Yet it is just remote enough - and out of sight of any nearby ...