Type Inlet Surface area 223 acres (90 ha) References GNIS Primary outflow Pacific Ocean | Primary outflows Pacific Ocean Surface elevation 0 ft (0 m) Area 90 ha Settlements Carlsbad, Oceanside | |
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Location San Diego County, California Similar Agua Hedionda Lagoon, Batiquitos Lagoon, Hosp Grove Park, San Elijo Lagoon, Los Peñasquitos Lagoon | ||
Buena Vista Lagoon is a coastal inlet of the Pacific Ocean in the South Coast region of Southern California within North County, San Diego County.
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Map of Buena Vista Lagoon, California, USA
The lagoon covers 223 acres of wetland habitat and serves as a geographic border between Carlsbad and Oceanside. Buena Vista Lagoon is managed by the California Department of Fish and Wildlife. The lagoon is home to the Buena Vista Audubon Society Nature Center, and is California's first Ecological Reserve. Two non-profit organizations are committed to the preservation and management of the lagoon: the Buena Vista Audubon Society and the Buena Vista Lagoon Foundation
Flora and faunaEdit
The lagoon harbors at least 103 bird species, 18 mammals, and 14 amphibians and reptiles. Buena Vista also serves as a valuable wetland habitat for migrating bird species during the fall months. In the 1970s, the lagoon was home to a group of pink flamingos that locals believed escaped from the San Diego Zoo, but the Zoo steadfastly denied that they were missing any flamingos.