Schwan Lake Surviving Years of Change - Santa Cruz, California
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hotshoe
N 36° 57.770 W 121° 59.845
10S E 589250 N 4091218
Park sign describing history and ecology of this lagoon
Waymark Code: WM609T
Location: California, United States
Date Posted: 03/10/2009
Views: 3
Text from the sign:
"Surviving Years of Change
This area, popularly known as
Twin Lakes, was named after twin
lagoons that once reached the sea.
Schwan Lagoon and its twin, Woods
Lagoon, changed as the town developed.
Woods Lagoon became the yacht harbor.
Schwan Lagoon lost its connection to the sea
and became the lake you see today."
"Yesteryear
When Jacob Schwan purchased this land back in
1867, Schwan Lagoon was a pristine tidal estuary."
"1880s
The lake was crossed
by railroad trestles
and bridges for horses
and buggies"
"1930s
When the East Cliff
Drive road-bed
blocked tidal
exchange, the lake
dried up each
summer and
became a smelly
eye-sore"
"1970s
After the Yacht Harbor was
built, the beach widened,
blocking the in-flow of sea
water and this became a
freshwater lake."
"1977
A weir gate was installed to maintain
water levels year-round."
Group that erected the marker: Twin Lakes State Park
URL of a web site with more information about the history mentioned on the sign: [Web Link]
Address of where the marker is located. Approximate if necessary:
East Cliff Drive at Ninth Avenue
Santa Cruz, CA USA
95062
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