Laguna Lake (California) Explained

Laguna Lake
Location:Sonoma and Marin counties, California
Coords:38.2144°N -122.7478°W
Outflow:Chileno Creek
Basin Countries:United States
Length:2miles
Width:0.5miles
Area:200acres
Elevation:226feet
Pushpin Map:California#USA
Pushpin Map Alt:Location of Laguna Lake in California, USA.

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

It was included in the Rancho Laguna de San Antonio Mexican land grant, which was given to Bartolomé Bojorquez in 1845.[3]

Laguna Lake is used extensively for migrating and breeding waterfowl and Agriculture. agr.[1]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Tomales Bay Watershed - History and Habitat . Marin County Watershed Program . December 26, 2017 .
  2. Book: Durham, David L.. California's Geographic Names: A Gazetteer of Historic and Modern Names of the State. 1-884995-14-4. 1998. Quill Driver Books. 650.
  3. Web site: Plat of the Rancho Laguna de San Antonio. 2009-02-03.