| Bass Lake | |
|---|---|
&sq=Qlik&lang=&file=File:Relief_map_of_California.png)  Bass Lake &sq=Qlik&lang=&file=File:Usa_edcp_relief_location_map.png) Bass Lake | |
| Location | Marin County, California |
| Coordinates | 37°57′01″N 122°46′31″W / 37.95028°N 122.77528°W[1] |
| Type | slightly saline slightly alkaline slightly eutrophic warm monomictic[2][3] |
| Primary inflows | streams on north and east shores[4] |
| Primary outflows | via creek to Pacific Ocean |
| Catchment area | 66 hectares (163 acres)[4] |
| Basin countries | United States |
| Surface area | 3 hectares (7.4 acres)[4] |
| Average depth | 17.5 metres (57.4 ft)[4] |
| Water volume | 400 thousand cubic metres (320 acre⋅ft)[3] |
| Surface elevation | 374 feet (114 m)[1] |
Bass Lake is a small lake in the southern portion of the Point Reyes National Seashore, northwest of Bolinas. The lake sits at an elevation of 374 feet (114 m) and flows out south to the ocean via a 1-mile (1.6 km) creek.[1][5] Bass Lake is the largest of the five Coast Trail Lakes, which also include Pelican Lake, Crystal Lake, Ocean Lake and Wildcat Lake.[6]
- ^ a b c GNIS 233463 1981.
- ^ WQMR 1979, pp. 65.
- ^ a b Widmer 1979, pp. 576.
- ^ a b c d Widmer 1979, pp. 573.
- ^ WQMR 1979, pp. 10, 65, 66.
- ^ lakelubbers.com n.d.