Everything about Bolinas Lagoon totally explained
Bolinas Lagoon is a tidal
estuary, approximately in area, located at in the
West Marin region of
Marin County, California,
United States. It is a part of the
Gulf of the Farallones National Marine Sanctuary. The lagoon is a back bay of
Bolinas Bay on the
Pacific coast approximately 15 mi (25 km) northwest of
San Francisco. The trough in which the lagoon sits was formed by the
San Andreas Fault which runs directly through it. The lagoon is separated from the main bay by a small spit of land, known as Stinson Beach. The sand bar that encloses this lagoon is full of beachgoers and surfers on hot days, seeking to escape both heat and the urban
Bay Area.
Bolinas Lagoon is on the
list of wetlands of international importance as defined by the
Ramsar Convention for the conservation and sustainable utilization of wetlands. Portions of the lagoon are included in Bolinas Lagoon County Park, and the western shore is part of the
Golden Gate National Recreation Area.
Bolinas Lagoon has a watershed.
Streams and canyons feeding into it include:
Wilkins Gulch,
Pike County Gulch,
Audubon Canyon, Picher Canyon, Volunteer Canyon,
Morses Gulch,
McKinnan Gulch, and
Stinson Gulch.
The lagoon is considered to be among the possible landing spots of
Francis Drake on the coast of
North America in
1579.
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