Bon Tempe Lake

Bon Tempe Lake is a reservoir in Marin County, California, managed by the Marin Municipal Water District. It is the widest lake in the Mount Tamalpais watershed, and on Lagunitas Creek. Beneath its dam is Alpine Lake.[3] Lake Lagunitas is immediately to its east.

Bon Tempe Lake
Location of Bon Tempe Lake in California, USA.
Location of Bon Tempe Lake in California, USA.
Bon Tempe Lake
Location of Bon Tempe Lake in California, USA.
Location of Bon Tempe Lake in California, USA.
Bon Tempe Lake
LocationMarin County, California
Coordinates37°57′21″N 122°36′40″W[1]
TypeReservoir
Primary inflowsLagunitas Creek
Primary outflowsLagunitas Creek
Basin countriesUnited States
Surface elevation718 ft (219 m)

Built in 1948 (1948), with the construction of the earthen Bon Tempe Dam, the lake's name is an Americanization of the Bautunpi family name. The Bautunpi brothers ran a ranch and dairy that was removed with the creation of Bon Tempe and Alpine reservoirs.[4]

Fishing and hiking are activities around the lake. Rainbow trout and both largemouth and smallmouth bass are caught in the lake. The California Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment released a warning regarding eating fish caught from this lake based on the elevated mercury level.[5]

See also

Notes
  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Bon Tempe Lake
  2. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Bon Tempe Lake
  3. TopoQuest map, USGS, retrieved September 17, 2007
  4. Prado, Mark (April 24, 2012). "Marin Municipal Water District celebrates 100 years Wednesday". Marin Independent Journal. Retrieved January 2, 2022.
  5. Admin, OEHHA (2014-12-30). "Bon Tempe Reservoir". OEHHA. Retrieved 2018-06-11.
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