Fountaingrove Lake
| Fountaingrove Lake | |
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| Location | Sonoma County, California |
| Coordinates | 38°29′12″N 122°43′10″W / 38.48667°N 122.71944°WCoordinates: 38°29′12″N 122°43′10″W / 38.48667°N 122.71944°W |
| Type | reservoir |
| Primary inflows | Piner Creek |
| Primary outflows | Piner Creek |
| Catchment area | 0.52 sq mi (1.3 km2) |
| Basin countries | United States |
| Surface area | 33 acres (130,000 m2) |
| Water volume | 427 acre·ft (527,000 m3) |
| Surface elevation | 495 ft (151 m) |
| Islands | 1 |
| Settlements | Santa Rosa |
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Fountaingrove Lake is a reservoir in the city of Santa Rosa, California, United States. Formed by the Fountaingrove Dam, the lake is fed from the east by Piner Creek, which is also the lake's sole outlet.
Fountaingrove Dam is an earthen dam built in 1953. It is 38 ft (12 m) high, 500 ft (150 m) long, and 15 ft (5 m) wide.
In 1985, a private country club known as the Fountaingrove Golf and Athletic Club built a championship 18-hole golf course centered on Fountaingrove Lake. The golf course was designed by Ted Robinson Sr.
The dam and half the lake is owned by the city of Santa Rosa as the Nagasawa Community Park.
Fountaingrove has significant aquatic as well as upland biota, and is noted for being a habitat of the Western pond turtle, Actinemys marmorata, a "Species of Special Concern".
Within the lake at its verges are significant densities of wetland plants; moreover, at upland locations there are many native trees, particularly Coast live oak, Quercus agrifolia and Garry oak, Quercus garryana. Fishing has historically been conducted within the lake, although golf course and other urban development around the perimeter has reduced these practices.
The microclimate at Fountaingrove Lake is a mild Mediterranean climate typical of southern and central Sonoma County. Approximately 29.2 inches (74.2 cm) of precipitation occur at Fountaingrove Lake annually, almost entirely in the form of rainfall. The record high and low temperatures for this locale are 110 °F (43 °C) and 16 °F (-9 °C) respectively. Air quality is generally good since prevailing winds are from the northwest and intercept little industry as the winds travel from the Pacific Ocean. Sound levels have increased steadily with the growth of Santa Rosa, with the principal local sound source being Fountaingrove Parkway; sound levels from vehicles ascending the steep grades of that arterial can attain levels of 55 to 58 dBA at the environs of Fountaingrove Lake.
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