Hughes Lake (California)

Hughes Lake
Location	Sierra Pelona Mountains, Angeles National Forest, Los Angeles County, California
Coordinates	34°40′33″N 118°26′44″W / 34.675818°N 118.445638°WCoordinates: 34°40′33″N 118°26′44″W / 34.675818°N 118.445638°W
Type	Sag pond
Basin countries	United States
Surface elevation	3,192 ft (973 m)[1]
Settlements	Lake Hughes

Hughes Lake, referred to before 1924 as West Elizabeth Lake, is a lake located directly on the San Andreas Fault the northern Sierra Pelona Mountains, in Los Angeles County, southern California. ^[2]

Geography

The lake is one of a series of sag ponds in the foothills of the Sierra Pelona Mountains, including Elizabeth Lake, and Munz Lakes, all created by the active motion of tectonic plates on the San Andreas Fault. ^[3] They are part of the northern upper Santa Clara River watershed. ^[4]

The lake, at 3,192 m (10,472 ft) in elevation, is within the Angeles National Forest.

The community of Lake Hughes, an unincorporated community, began settlement in the area around 1873. ^[5]

See also

• Lakes of Los Angeles County, California
• Sierra Pelona Mountains topics
• List of lakes in California

References

1. "Hughes Lake". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved November 20, 2014.
2. Forest Service (May 2004). "Draft Land Management Plan: Part 2-Angeles National Forest Strategy" (.PDF). R5-MB-041. U.S. Department of Agriculture: 47. Retrieved 22 March 2009.
3. Harold Wellman Fairbanks (1906). "Lower Lake Elizabeth on the Line of the Rift". The Bancroft Library, University of California, Berkeley. Retrieved 22 March 2009.
4. State Water Resources Control Board, Los Angeles (LARWQCB): Documents for the Santa Clara River Lakes (Elizabeth Lake, Munz Lake, Lake Hughes) Nutrient TMDL — homepage + links.
5. Reynolds, Jerry (1976–1994). "Chapter 30. The North Forty, History of the Santa Clarita Valley". The Signal. Retrieved 22 March 2009.