Greater LA/SoCal versus the Bay Area: Nature and Outdoor proximity only! (San Bernardino: fit in, utilities)

[sav858]

Originally Posted by Tex?Il?

Lakes? With the exception of volcanic calderas (such as Mono and Tahoe), high glaciated mountain cirques in the high Sierras, and a few linear ponds caused shift faults shifting side by side (none of which are particularly close to the Bay Area), all lakes in California are artificial reservoirs.

SoCal has natural rivers away from the urban areas such as all the canyons in the mountains and in still agricultural areas (such as Santa Clara river in Ventura County. Concrete lined channels are only found in the dense urban areas (which obviously go on seemingly forever).

The urban areas of the Bay Area may have creeks that may be lined with actual soil and vegetation but they are hardly pristine and wild. Rivers and streams in any urban area are going to be nothing like what they were originally.

Again, its about equal.

What does that matter? They are still good for recreation, fishing, water sports, etc.. Clear Lake (the largest natural lake in Ca), Lake Sonoma, Lake Berryessa, etc..are relatively close to the Bay Area and good for boating, camping, fishing, etc..

Sure SoCal has a couple of natural rivers but NONE of them compare to rivers like the Russian River and certainly not the Sacramento River. The Delta does reach the outer edges of the Bay Area too and is navigable all the way past Sac. I don't think SoCal has a single navigable river.

When it comes to lakes, reservoirs, and rivers it's not even close to being equal at all.

[Fontucky]

Originally Posted by Tex?Il?

With the exception of volcanic calderas (such as Mono and Tahoe), high glaciated mountain cirques in the high Sierras, and a few linear ponds caused shift faults shifting side by side (none of which are particularly close to the Bay Area), all lakes in California are artificial reservoirs.

Did you know Lake Elsinore is an exception to that?

[DocGoldstein]

Well considering that SoCal gets most of its water from us, naturally our rivers and fresh water lakes should be bigger.

[.highnlite]

Originally Posted by Tex?Il?
Lakes? With the exception of volcanic calderas (such as Mono and Tahoe), high glaciated mountain cirques in the high Sierras, and a few linear ponds caused shift faults shifting side by side (none of which are particularly close to the Bay Area), all lakes in California are artificial reservoirs.

This is pretty funny. Lets start with "volcanic calderas" Neither Mono nor Tahoe are caldera lakes, I cannot think of a caldera lake in California.

Lets move to high glaciated mountain cirques, A lake in a cirque is called a 'tarn' and there are those in California. And there are plenty of others that are not. And there are a few linear ponds, but, not all that many.

And yes, all 'lakes' that are not natural are indeed artificial.

Well considering that SoCal gets most of its water from us, naturally our rivers and fresh water lakes should be bigger

This statement is also inaccurate, Southern California gets much less than half its water from Northern California

[Bunjee]

Originally Posted by .highnlite

This statement is also inaccurate, Southern California gets much less than half its water from Northern California

And certainly not from Lafayette, California, if that's what "us" meant.

[Fontucky]

That was a typical Norcalism... the water belongs to "us."

[DocGoldstein]

Originally Posted by Bunjee

And certainly not from Lafayette, California, if that's what "us" meant.

Hey, just make sure you know where the water is coming from.

[Bunjee]

Originally Posted by DocGoldstein

Hey, just make sure you know where the water is coming from.

None of MY water comes from NorCal. Where does yours come from?

[pch1013]

Originally Posted by Tex?Il?

Are there rattlesnakes and coyotes in GG Park and Presidio?

Coyotes, yes.

This Golden Gate Park Coyote Is All Dressed Up And Ready To Eat Your Cat: SFist

Coyote - Presidio of San Francisco

Rattlesnakes, no one seems to know.

[Fontucky]

The Bay Area stea... gets their water from Hetch Hetchy. People in that area consider it "theirs."