Kent Lake

Kent Lake
Location of Kent Lake in California, USA.
Location of Kent Lake in California, USA.
Kent Lake
Location of Kent Lake in California, USA.
Location of Kent Lake in California, USA.
Kent Lake
LocationMarin County, California
Coordinates37°59′49″N 122°42′15″W / 37.99694°N 122.70417°W / 37.99694; -122.70417
TypeReservoir
Primary inflowsLagunitas and Big Carson creeks
Primary outflowsLagunitas Creek[1]
Catchment area22.1 square miles (57 km2)[1]
Basin countriesUnited States
Max. width700 ft (210 m)
Surface area431 acres (174 ha)[1]
Water volume32,900 acre-feet (40,600,000 m3)[1]
Surface elevation404 ft (123 m)[2]

Kent Lake is a reservoir in western Marin County, California formed by the construction of Peters Dam across Lagunitas Creek.[1] Built in 1954 (70 years ago) (1954),[1] the lake is the most recent lake of the Marin Municipal Water District, as well as the largest. It lies to the west of Alpine Lake; among the five major lakes in the area it is the only one to the west of Fairfax-Bolinas Road.

  1. ^ a b c d e f "Dams Within the Jurisdiction of the State of California" (PDF). State of California. Archived from the original (PDF) on April 2, 2015. Retrieved February 2, 2015.
  2. ^ "Kent Lake". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved February 2, 2015.