Laguna Lake is a shallow natural lake at the head of the Chileno Valley. It retains some water year round.[3] The 200-acre 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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Location	Sonoma and Marin counties, California
Coordinates	38.214363°N 122.747767°W / 38.214363; -122.747767
Type	intermittent lake
Native name	Lago de la Laguna (Spanish)[disputed – discuss]
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]

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.[3]

See also

• List of lakes in California
• List of lakes in the San Francisco Bay Area

References

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