Visited on 8/11/2018, Jeff and I loaded up our two chocolate Labradors and went for a day drive to Marin County to visit several lakes. When I jumped out of the Jeep to take a couple pictures I immediately noticed large holes in the ground on my approach to the lake. Eight or nine gophers scampered across the ground and ran into one of holes for cover. Fun to watch, but they can be very destructive creatures. Stafford Lake is one of three drinking water sources for the City of Novato, California. Approximately 20% of Novato’s water supply comes from Stafford Lake and maintained by the North Marin Water District. Stafford Lake collects runoff from 8.3 square miles of watershed property located upstream at the upper tributary reaches of Novato Creek. Water from Stafford Lake is drawn by the intake tower and fed by gravity or by pumping (depending on the lake level) into the treatment plant located just below the dam. The amount of Stafford lake water used during the year depends upon the storage level attained from the previous winter’s rainfall. Stafford Lake, at an elevation of 180 feet above sea level is a 195 acre lake located 5 miles west of Novato, CA in Marin County, California just 35 miles north of San Francisco.
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