Laguna Lake (California)
| Laguna Lake | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Location | Sonoma and Marin counties, California |
| Coordinates | 38°12′52″N 122°44′52″W / 38.214363°N 122.747767°WCoordinates: 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 natural intermittent lake 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.[3]
It was included in the Rancho Laguna de San Antonio Mexican land grant,[4] which was given to Bartolomé Bojorquez in 1845.[5]
See also
References
- 1 2 3 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.
- 1 2 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Laguna Lake
- ↑ "Chileno Creek". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.
- ↑ 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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