Laguna Lake (California)

Laguna Lake
Lago de la Laguna (Spanish)[disputed – discuss]
Location of Laguna Lake in California, USA.
Location of Laguna Lake in California, USA.
Laguna Lake
Location of Laguna Lake in California, USA.
Location of Laguna Lake in California, USA.
Laguna Lake
LocationSonoma and Marin counties, California
Coordinates38°12′52″N 122°44′52″W / 38.214363°N 122.747767°W / 38.214363; -122.747767
Typeintermittent lake
Primary outflowsChileno Creek
Basin countriesUnited States
Max. length2 miles (3 km)[1]
Max. width0.5 miles (1 km)[1]
Surface area200 acres (81 ha)
Surface elevation226 ft (69 m)[2]
SettlementsPetaluma, California
References[2]

Laguna Lake is a shallow natural lake at the head of the Chileno Valley. It retains some water year round.[3] The 200 acres (81 ha) lake is 0.5 miles (1 km) wide and 2 miles (3 km) long, straddling the Sonoma-Marin county line in northern California, United States.[1] It is the source of Chileno Creek which flows 10 kilometres (6.2 mi) west to Walker Creek.[4]

It was included in the Rancho Laguna de San Antonio Mexican land grant,[5] which was given to Bartolomé Bojorquez in 1845.[6]

Laguna Lake is used extensively for migrating and breeding waterfowl and Agriculture. agr.[3]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c Durham, David L. (1998). California's Geographic Names: A Gazetteer of Historic and Modern Names of the State. Quill Driver Books. p. 650. ISBN 1-884995-14-4.
  2. ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Laguna Lake
  3. ^ a b "Tomales Bay Watershed - History and Habitat". Marin County Watershed Program. Retrieved December 26, 2017.
  4. ^ "Chileno Creek". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  5. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Laguna De San Antonio
  6. ^ "Plat of the Rancho Laguna de San Antonio". Retrieved 2009-02-03.


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