Agua Hedionda Lagoon

Looking west towards Carlsbad Blvd and the Pacific Ocean
Middle, looking across I-5, the Coaster rail service. and Historic Route 101.
South end, looking north
South end, looking south

Agua Hedionda Lagoon ("agua hedionda" means "fetid water" in Spanish[1]) is a lagoon in Carlsbad, California, that is fed by Agua Hedionda Creek. Stewardship of much of the lagoon is held by NRG Energy due to its ownership of the former Encina Power Station. November 2000, Agua Hedionda Lagoon was designated as a critical habitat for the tidewater goby.[2]

  1. ^ "Diccionario de la Real Academia Española: hediondo, hedionda". Retrieved February 7, 2022.
  2. ^ "Watershed". Archived from the original on May 17, 2008. Retrieved March 2, 2008. The Carlsbad Watershed Network website