Laguna Lake (California)
| Laguna Lake | |
|---|---|
| Spanish: Lago de la Laguna[disputed ] | |
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| Location | Sonoma and Marin counties, California |
| Coordinates | 38°12′52″N 122°44′52″W / 38.214363°N 122.747767°W |
| Type | intermittent lake |
| Primary outflows | Chileno Creek |
| Basin countries | United States |
| Max. length | 2 miles (3 km)[1] |
| Max. width | 0.5 miles (1 km)[1] |
| Surface elevation | 226 ft (69 m)[2] |
| Settlements | Petaluma, California |
| References | [2] |
Laguna Lake is a shallow natural lake at the head of the Chileno Valley. Although Laguna Lake is officially classified as a vernal pool, it retains some water year round.[3] The 200-acre 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, including whistling swans (Cygnus columbianus) in winter.[3]
See also
References
- ^ 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.
- ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Laguna Lake
- ^ a b "Tomales Bay Watershed - History and Habitat". Marin County Watershed Program. Retrieved December 26, 2017.
- ^ "Chileno Creek". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Laguna De San Antonio
- ^ "Plat of the Rancho Laguna de San Antonio". Retrieved 2009-02-03.
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