Laguna Lake | |
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Lago de la Laguna ( Spanish)[ disputed – discuss] | |
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 area | 200 acres (81 ha) |
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. 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]
Laguna Lake | |
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Lago de la Laguna ( Spanish)[ disputed – discuss] | |
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 area | 200 acres (81 ha) |
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. 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]