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Kent Lake

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An easy hike to the lake is available from the Leo T. Cronin Fish Viewing Area on Sir Francis Drake Blvd. Unlike the other lakes in the area, Kent Lake has almost no hiking trails around it. By automobile, major access points to the area include parking to the southeast off the Bolinas Fairfax road,
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on the Bolinas Fairfax road. Despite the lack of trails, Kent Lake can be traversed or accessed by foot, bike, or horse from unpaved roads such as Pine Mountain road, which runs to the highest elevation, Kent Pump road which runs from the Alpine Lake dam down to the lake at low elevation, or
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Of the four reservoirs on the Lagunitas Creek mainstem, Kent Lake is the lowest and northernmost. Its named tributaries are Lagunitas Creek, then Little Carson Creek and Big Carson Creek, the latter two wrapping around Pine Mountain to the east.
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or from the northwest, with seasonal parking off Sir Francis Drake Blvd or in one of the pullouts along the road. Minor access points include the dam at the southwestern point of
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Continental Cove road at the north. Visitors should be prepared for the size of the area and the mountainous terrain surrounding the lake.
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U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline data.
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Kent Lake (Michigan)
Kent Lake (Minnesota)
Location of Kent Lake in California, USA.
Location of Kent Lake in California, USA.
Marin County, California
37°59′49″N 122°42′15″W / 37.99694°N 122.70417°W / 37.99694; -122.70417
Type
Reservoir
Primary inflows
Primary outflows
Lagunitas Creek
Catchment area
Basin
Marin County, California
Lagunitas Creek
Marin Municipal Water District
Alpine Lake
Alpine Lake
List of lakes in California
List of lakes in the San Francisco Bay Area
William Kent (U.S. Congressman)






"Dams Within the Jurisdiction of the State of California"
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