Kent Lake | |
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Location | Marin County, California |
Coordinates | 37°59′49″N 122°42′15″W / 37.99694°N 122.70417°W |
Type | Reservoir |
Primary inflows | Lagunitas and Big Carson creeks |
Primary outflows | Lagunitas Creek[1] |
Catchment area | 22.1 square miles (57 km2)[1] |
Basin countries | United States |
Max. width | 700 ft (210 m) |
Surface area | 431 acres (174 ha)[1] |
Water volume | 32,900 acre-feet (40,600,000 m3)[1] |
Surface elevation | 404 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 ,[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.