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Laguna Niguel (/ l ə ˈ ɡ uː n ə n ɪ ˈ ɡ ɛ l /) is a city in Orange County, California, United States. The name Laguna Niguel is derived from the words "Laguna" (Spanish for "lagoon") and "Niguili" (the name of a Native American village once located near Aliso Creek). [6] As of the 2020 census, the population was 64,355.
Laguna Niguel Lake, formerly known as Sulphur Creek Reservoir, is an artificial 44-acre (180,000 m 2) fishing and recreational lake in Laguna Niguel, California. It is created by the Sulphur Creek Dam , which was completed in 1966.
Sulphur Creek Dam is a dam across Sulphur Creek in Orange County, California. The dam creates Laguna Niguel Lake and is entirely within the city of Laguna Niguel. The reservoir is used for water reclamation storage and recreation, and is the main attraction of Laguna Niguel Regional Park, which surrounds it.
About 4 miles (6.4 km) long, [2] the creek drains 6.1 square miles (16 km 2) in parts of the cities of Laguna Niguel and Dana Point. [3] The creek begins in Laguna Niguel and flows west and south through a narrow canyon, partly in the Salt Corridor Regional Park. [4] It empties into the Pacific Ocean at Salt Creek County Beach in Dana Point. [3 ...
The earth-filled Sulphur Creek Dam forms 44-acre (18 ha) Laguna Niguel Lake (formerly known as Sulphur Creek Reservoir), slightly over a mile (1.6 km) long. [3] [10] [11] The creek exits the dam via a concrete spillway on the east side and flows through the middle of Laguna Niguel Regional Park. About a half-mile (0.8 km) below Sulphur Creek ...
The 236-acre (96 ha) Laguna Niguel Regional Park, which surrounds 44-acre (18 ha) Laguna Niguel Lake and part of Sulphur Creek, was created in 1973. [103] Laguna Niguel Lake is regularly stocked with catfish, bass, bluegill, and trout during the winter months, and offers both shoreline fishing and boat rentals. [104]
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 948 sq mi (2,460 km 2), of which 791 sq mi (2,050 km 2) is land and 157 sq mi (410 km 2) (16.6%) is water. [59] It is the smallest county by area in Southern California, being just over 40% the size of the region's next smallest county, Ventura. The average annual temperature ...
Aliso and Wood Canyons Wilderness Park is a major regional park in the San Joaquin Hills of Orange County, California in the United States.Comprising 4,500 acres (1,800 ha) of rugged coastal canyons, open grassland, and riparian woodland, the park borders the suburban cities of Aliso Viejo, Dana Point, Laguna Beach, Laguna Hills and Laguna Niguel and lies within a portion of the ancestral ...