| Lake Sonoma | |
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 The lake, just behind the Warm Springs Dam, which is to the right of this view | |
  Lake Sonoma  Lake Sonoma | |
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| Location | Sonoma County, California |
| Coordinates | 38°43′05″N 123°00′34″W / 38.71806°N 123.00944°W |
| Lake type | Reservoir |
| Primary inflows | Dry Creek |
| Primary outflows | Dry Creek[1] |
| Catchment area | 130 sq mi (340 km2)[2] |
| Basin countries | United States |
| Max. length | 5.7 mi (9 km)[1] |
| Surface area | 2,700 acres (1,100 ha)[3] |
| Water volume | 381,000 acre⋅ft (0.470 km3)[2] |
| Shore length1 | 50 miles (80 km)[3] |
| Surface elevation | 200 feet (61 m)[1] |
| 1 Shore length is not a well-defined measure. | |
Lake Sonoma is a reservoir west of Cloverdale in northern Sonoma County, California, created by the construction of Warm Springs Dam. The lake provides water for countywide growth and development, and for recreation.
At full capacity, it has 50 miles (80 km) of shoreline, a surface area of more than 2,700 acres (11 km2),[3] and holds 381,000 acre-feet (470,000,000 m3) of water.[2] Activities include boating, swimming, fishing, riding, hiking, camping, and hunting.[3] Notable features include the Milt Brandt Visitor Center, the adjacent Congressman Don Clausen Fish Hatchery, and the Warm Springs Recreation Area below the dam. Access from U.S. Route 101 is by way of Canyon Road (from the south) from Geyserville, or Dutcher Creek Road (from the north) from Cloverdale. The Warm Springs Creek Bridge crosses the lake just south of the dam, connecting the communities east of the lake to the Rockpile AVA to its west.
- ^ a b c U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Lake Sonoma
- ^ a b c "Dams Owned and Operated by Federal Agencies" (PDF). Retrieved January 4, 2008.
- ^ a b c d "Lake Sonoma: Welcome". U.S. Army Corps of Engineers.