Kane Spring, California

33°06′34″N 115°50′12″W / 33.10944°N 115.83667°W / 33.10944; -115.83667

Kane Spring
Kane Spring is located in California
Kane Spring
Kane Spring
Location in California
Kane Spring is located in the United States
Kane Spring
Kane Spring
Kane Spring (the United States)
Coordinates: 33°06′34″N 115°50′12″W / 33.10944°N 115.83667°W / 33.10944; -115.83667
CountryUnited States
StateCalifornia
CountyImperial County
Elevation−141 ft (−43 m)

Kane Spring (formerly, Cane Spring,[1] Kane Springs,[1] and San Anselmo[2]) is a spring in Imperial County, California.[1][3] It is located 1.9 km (1.2 mi) south-southwest of San Felipe Wash and 8 km (5 mi) west of the southwestern extension of the Salton Sea, at an elevation of 141 feet (43 m) below sea level.[1]

In 1774, the Anza Expedition stopped at Kane Spring (called San Anselmo).[2]

  1. ^ a b c d e U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Kane Spring, California
  2. ^ a b Durham, David L. (1998). California's Geographic Names: A Gazetteer of Historic and Modern Names of the State. Clovis, Calif.: Word Dancer Press. p. 1433. ISBN 1-884995-14-4.
  3. ^ Waring 1915, p. 304.