This is a list of lagoons of California in the United States. According to the Oxford Dictionary of Ecology and Conservation a lagoon is "a body of shallow water with access to a larger body (such as the ocean) that is restricted by a coral reef or sandbar."[1] Lagoons in Southern California tend to be estuarine bodies with depths of 2 m (6.6 ft) or less.[2] After more than a century of severe ecological disruption,[3] many of California's lagoons have been targeted for restoration, including San Elijo,[4] Malibu,[5] Colorado,[6] and several others.
A–F
edit- Abbotts Lagoon
- Agua Hedionda Lagoon[7]
- Aquatic Park (Berkeley)
- Batiquitos Lagoon[7]
- Ballona Lagoon[7]
- Belvedere Lagoon
- Big Lagoon (California)
- Bolinas Lagoon
- Bolsa Bay[7] or Bolsa Chica or Bolsa Chica Lagoon[7]
- Buena Vista Lagoon
- Colorado Lagoon
- Del Rey Lagoon
- Diablo Canyon or Diablo Canyon Lagoon[7]
- Drakes Estero
- Elkhorn Slough[7]
- Freshwater Lagoon
- Famosa Slough State Marine Conservation Area
G–O
edit- Goleta Slough[7]
- Halcyon Lagoon[7]
- Humboldt Bay
- Humboldt Lagoons State Park
- Las Flores or Las Flores Lagoon[7]
- Lake Earl
- Lake Merritt
- Los Peñasquitos Lagoon[7]
- Malibu Lagoon
- Mission Bay (San Diego)[7]
- Morro Bay or Morro Bay Lagoon[7]
- Moss Landing
- Mugu Lagoon[7]
- Neary Lagoon
- Newport Bay or Newport Bay Lagoon[7] or Upper Newport Bay State Marine Conservation Area
- Oxford Basin
P–Z
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- Rodeo Lagoon
- San Mateo Lagoon[7]
- Santa Margarita Marsh[7]
- San Luis Rey or San Luis Rey Lagoon[7]
- San Elijo Lagoon[7]
- San Dieguito Lagoon[7] or San Dieguito Lagoon State Marine Conservation Area
- San Diego Bay or San Diego Bay Lagoon[7]
- San Elijo Lagoon
- Stone Lagoon
- Strawberry Lagoon
- Tijuana Lagoon[2] or Tijuana River Estuary (see also Tijuana Slough National Wildlife Refuge)
- Younger Lagoon Reserve
References
edit- ^ Park, Chris C. (2017). A dictionary of environment and conservation. Michael Allaby (3rd ed.). Oxford. ISBN 978-0-19-182632-0. OCLC 970401188.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link) - ^ a b Elwany, M. Hany S. (2011). "Characteristics, Restoration, and Enhancement of Southern California Lagoons". Journal of Coastal Research. 59: 246–255. doi:10.2112/SI59-026.1. ISSN 0749-0208. JSTOR 29783122. S2CID 130968250.
- ^ Arancibia, Juan (1985-11-07). "Endangered Species: Urbanization Threatens Wetland Havens for Migrating Birds". Los Angeles Times. p. LWS18.
- ^ "Nature Collective: A Look at the San Elijo Lagoon Restoration Project". San Diego Chapter. 21 March 2023. Retrieved 2023-04-17.
- ^ "Malibu Lagoon Restoration". The Bay Foundation. Retrieved 2023-04-17.
- ^ "Colorado Lagoon Restoration". www.longbeach.gov. Retrieved 2023-04-17.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u Homburg, Jeffrey & Douglass, John & Reddy, Seetha & Grenda, Donn & Ciolek-Torello, Richard & Altschul, Jeffrey. (2022). People in a Changing Land: The Archaeology and History of the Ballona in Los Angeles, California: Volume 1, Paleoenvironment and Culture History. Page 113 URL=https://www.researchgate.net/publication/360474301_People_in_a_Changing_Land_The_Archaeology_and_History_of_the_Ballona_in_Los_Angeles_California_Volume_1_Paleoenvironment_and_Culture_History