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Lake in the state of California, United States From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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]
Laguna Lake | |
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Lago de la Laguna (Spanish)[disputed – discuss] | |
Location | Sonoma and Marin counties, California |
Coordinates | 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] |
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]
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