Abbotts Lagoon

Abbotts Lagoon
A lake surrounded by hedges, grasses and sand dunes
Location of the lagoon in California, USA.
Location of the lagoon in California, USA.
Abbotts Lagoon
Location of the lagoon in California, USA.
Location of the lagoon in California, USA.
Abbotts Lagoon
LocationMarin County, California
Coordinates38°7′3″N 122°57′12″W / 38.11750°N 122.95333°W / 38.11750; -122.95333[1]
Typelagoon
Primary outflowsPacific Ocean
Basin countriesUnited States
Surface elevationsea level

Abbotts Lagoon is a lagoon on the northwestern coast of the Point Reyes National Seashore, southwest of Tomales Point, in California, United States. The inland portion of the lagoon receives freshwater runoff, but the lagoon may be brackish from occasional winter tidal exchange along its western edge.[2] The eastern shore of the lagoon is covered with old growth northern coastal scrub including coyote bush, yellow bush lupine, sword fern and California blackberry.[3]

  1. ^ "Abbotts Lagoon". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  2. ^ "Abbotts Lagoon". Great Outdoor Recreation Pages. Archived from the original on 9 September 2010. Retrieved 23 August 2011.
  3. ^ Stallcup, Rich & Pitkin, Melissa Discovering Birds at Point Reyes (2007) Point Reyes National Seashore Association ISBN 0-9607890-6-5 pp. 35–37