Munz Lakes
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Munz Lakes is a lake located directly on the San Andreas Fault
in the Angeles National Forest
in Los Angeles County, California
. The lake is one of a series of sag pond
s in the area including Elizabeth Lake, and Hughes Lake
, all created by active tectonic plate movement. The lake receives its name from rancher John Munz who arrived to the area in 1898.
San Andreas Fault
The San Andreas Fault is a continental strike-slip fault that runs a length of roughly through California in the United States. The fault's motion is right-lateral strike-slip...
in the Angeles National Forest
Angeles National Forest
The Angeles National Forest of the U.S. National Forest Service is located in the San Gabriel Mountains of Los Angeles County, southern California. It was established on July 1, 1908, incorporating the first San Bernardino National Forest and parts of the former Santa Barbara and San Gabriel...
in Los Angeles County, California
Los Angeles County, California
Los Angeles County is a county in the U.S. state of California. As of 2010 U.S. Census, the county had a population of 9,818,605, making it the most populous county in the United States. Los Angeles County alone is more populous than 42 individual U.S. states...
. The lake is one of a series of sag pond
Sag pond
A sag pond is a body of water, which forms as water collects in the lowest parts of the depression that forms between two strands of an active strike-slip fault. The relative motion of the two fault strands results in a stretching of the land between them, causing the land between them to...
s in the area including Elizabeth Lake, and Hughes Lake
Hughes Lake (California)
Hughes Lake, referred to before 1924 as West Elizabeth Lake, is a lake located directly on the San Andreas Fault in the Angeles National Forest in Los Angeles County, California...
, all created by active tectonic plate movement. The lake receives its name from rancher John Munz who arrived to the area in 1898.