Laguna Lake a
lake
A lake is an area filled with water, localized in a basin, surrounded by land, and distinct from any river or other outlet that serves to feed or drain the lake. Lakes lie on land and are not part of the ocean, although, like the much large ...
and seasonal
reservoir
A reservoir (; from French ''réservoir'' ) is an enlarged lake behind a dam. Such a dam may be either artificial, built to store fresh water or it may be a natural formation.
Reservoirs can be created in a number of ways, including contro ...
in the upper
Los Osos Valley, in
San Luis Obispo, California
San Luis Obispo (; Spanish for " St. Louis the Bishop", ; Chumash: ''tiłhini'') is a city and county seat of San Luis Obispo County, in the U.S. state of California. Located on the Central Coast of California, San Luis Obispo is roughly halfwa ...
. It lies at an elevation . It is supplied with water from various small watercourses from the surrounding valley but especially by
Prefumo Creek
Prefumo Creek is a tributary stream of San Luis Obispo Creek. Its mouth is at its confluence with San Luis Obispo Creek at an elevation of . Its source
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a
tributary
A tributary, or affluent, is a stream or river that flows into a larger stream or main stem (or parent) river or a lake. A tributary does not flow directly into a sea or ocean. Tributaries and the main stem river drain the surrounding drainage ...
of
San Luis Obispo Creek that enters the lake at . The Lake is also drained by Prefumo Creek at from its eastern end at that drains to San Luis Obispo Creek.
History
The
''Rancho Laguna'' a section of
Mission San Luis Obispo lands originally enclosed the lake.
Gallery
Laguna Lake 2.jpg
Laguna Lake 3.jpg
References
Lakes of San Luis Obispo County, California
Reservoirs in San Luis Obispo County, California
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