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The lake acts as a reservoir for water from the Reclamation Plant before it is pumped to either Blue Heron Lake or the reservoir atop Strawberry Hill. [88] Mallard Lake is landlocked and not a part of the park's irrigation system. [88] Metson Lake lies west of Mallard Lake and east of the Chain of Lakes. This body of water has a capacity of ...
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The boathouse is located at Blue Heron Lake (formerly known as Stow Lake), which is on the easternmost side of Golden Gate Park. Frederick Law Olmsted laid the groundwork for the creation of Golden Gate Park in what was the Outside Lands in the western end of San Francisco. The park was built from east to west, with Strawberry Hill and Blue ...
The region is site of the once-massive Tulare Lake, which was the largest freshwater lake in the western United States before farming diverted its waters and the area was developed for agriculture.
William W. Stow (September 13, 1824 – February 20, 1895) was an American politician and member the California State Assembly from the 3rd district between 1854 and 1857; he was Speaker in 1855. Blue Heron Lake in Golden Gate Park in San Francisco was formerly named Stow Lake after him.
The Stow House was once the headquarters of Rancho La Patera, on the original Rancho La Goleta.In 1871, William Whitney Stow, a legal counsel for Southern Pacific Railroad in San Francisco, purchased 1,043 acres (4.22 km 2) costing $28,677 for his son, Sherman P. Stow. Sherman Stow built a Carpenter Gothic Victorian home on the site and moved into the house with his bride, Ida G. Hollister, in ...