Bon Tempe Lake
| Bon Tempe Lake | |
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| Location | Marin County, California |
| Coordinates | 37°57′21″N 122°36′40″W / 37.95583°N 122.61111°W[1] |
| Type | reservoir |
| Primary inflows | Lagunitas Creek |
| Primary outflows | Lagunitas Creek |
| Basin countries | United States |
| Surface elevation | 718 ft (219 m) |
Bon Tempe Lake is a reservoir in Marin County, California. It is the widest lake in the watershed, and on Lagunitas Creek. Beneath its dam is Alpine Lake.[2] Fishing and hiking are activities around the lake. Rainbow trout and both largemouth and smallmouth bass are caught in the lake.
The California Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment released a warning regarding eating fish caught from this lake based on the elevated mercury level.[3]
See also
- List of dams and reservoirs in California
- List of lakes in California
- List of lakes in the San Francisco Bay Area
Notes
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Bon Tempe Lake
- ^ TopoQuest map, USGS, retrieved September 17, 2007
- ^ Admin, OEHHA (2014-12-30). "Bon Tempe Reservoir". OEHHA. Retrieved 2018-06-11.
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