Munz Lakes
Sag pong on the San Andreas Fault in Lake Hughes, California
34°40′22″N 118°25′56″W / 34.672763°N 118.432304°W / 34.672763; -118.432304Munz Lakes is a small lake located directly on the San Andreas Fault in the northern Sierra Pelona Mountains, within Los Angeles County, California.[1]
Geography
The lake is one of a series of sag ponds created by active tectonic plate movement of the San Andreas Fault in the area, which also include Elizabeth Lake and Hughes Lake. They are part of the northern upper Santa Clara River watershed.[2]
The lake, at 984 m (3,228 ft) in elevation, is protected within the Angeles National Forest.
History
Munz Lakes receives its name from rancher John Munz, who arrived in the area in 1898.[3]
See also
- Category:Lakes of Los Angeles County, California
- Category:Sierra Pelona Ridge – related topics
- List of lakes in California
References
- ^ Forest Service (May 2004). "Draft Land Management Plan: Part 2-Angeles National Forest Strategy" (.PDF). R5-MB-041. U.S. Department of Agriculture: 47. Retrieved 2009-03-22.
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(help) - ^ State Water Resources Control Board, Los Angeles (LARWQCB): Documents for the Santa Clara River Lakes (Elizabeth Lake, Munz Lake, Lake Hughes) Nutrient TMDL Archived 2016-09-14 at the Wayback Machine — homepage + links.
- ^ Reynolds, Jerry (1976–1994). "Chapter 30. The North Forty, History of the Santa Clarita Valley". The Signal. Retrieved 2009-03-22.
External links
- U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Munz Lakes
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Santa Clara River Watershed
- Castaic Creek
- Piru Creek
- San Francisquito Creek
- Sespe Creek
- Acton
- Agua Dulce
- Bardsdale
- Castaic
- Castaic Junction
- El Rio
- Elizabeth Lake
- Fillmore
- Green Valley
- Lake Hughes
- Oxnard
- Piru
- Sand Canyon
- Santa Clarita
- Santa Paula
- Saticoy
- Stevenson Ranch
- Val Verde
- Valencia
- Ventura
- Angeles National Forest
- Bouquet Reservoir
- California State Route 126
- Castaic Lake
- Castaic Lake State Recreation Area
- Dry Canyon Reservoir
- Elizabeth Lake
- Hughes Lake
- Lake Piru
- Los Angeles Aqueduct
- Los Padres National Forest
- McGrath State Beach
- Mentryville
- Mint Canyon Formation
- Munz Lakes
- Oxnard Plain
- Placerita Canyon State Park
- Pyramid Dam
- Pyramid Lake
- Rancho Camulos
- Rancho El Rio de Santa Clara o la Colonia
- Rancho San Francisco
- Rancho Santa Clara del Norte
- Rancho Santa Paula y Saticoy
- Rancho Sespe
- Santa Clara River Trail
- Santa Clara River Valley
- Santa Clarita Valley
- San Emigdio Mountains
- San Francisquito Canyon
- St. Francis Dam
- San Gabriel Mountains
- Santa Susana Mountains
- Saticoy Oil Field
- Sespe Wilderness
- Sierra Madre Mountains
- Sierra Pelona Ridge
- Six Flags Magic Mountain
- Soledad Canyon
- Topatopa Mountains
- Vasquez Rocks
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