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Bon Tempe Lake
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Location of Bon Tempe Lake in California, USA.
Location of Bon Tempe Lake in California, USA.
Bon Tempe Lake
Location in California
Location of Bon Tempe Lake in California, USA.
Location of Bon Tempe Lake in California, USA.
Bon Tempe Lake
Location in the United States
Location Marin County, California
Coordinates 37°57′21″N 122°36′40″W / 37.95583°N 122.61111°W / 37.95583; -122.61111
Type reservoir
Primary inflows Lagunitas Creek
Primary outflows Lagunitas Creek
Basin countries United States
Surface elevation 718 ft (219 m)

Bon Tempe Lake is a reservoir in Marin County, California. It is the widest lake in the watershed, and on Lagunitas Creek. Beneath its dam is Alpine Lake. Lake Lagunitas is immediately to its east. Fishing and hiking are activities around the lake. Rainbow trout and both largemouth and smallmouth bass are caught in the lake.

The California Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment released a warning regarding eating fish caught from this lake based on the elevated mercury level.

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