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Big Valley District-Lake County

Sub-zone

Big Valley District-Lake County is a named sub-zone of Clear Lake in the United States, covering 4,559 ha. It lies 20 km north-west of Clearlake and 63 km north of Santa Rosa.

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Key facts

Official name
Big Valley District-Lake County viticultural area
Type
AVA (American Viticultural Area)
Within
Clear Lake
Protected since
2013-11-01
Area
4,559 ha
Extent N–S × E–W
8.55 × 9.05 km
Centre
38.9958° N, 122.8500° W
State
CA
Federal rule
27 CFR 9.232
Petitioner
Terry Dereniuk on behalf of the Big Valley District and Kelsey Bench Growers Committee

Where it is

Nearest town
20 km north-west of Clearlake
Nearest city
63 km north of Santa Rosa 178,127 people
To the sea
64 km
Lakes nearby
Clear (3.6 km)
Same latitude
Casa del Blanco (Spain), Arruda (Portugal), Scavigna (Italy), Αγχίαλος (Greece)

Distances from the centre of the place. Towns: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). Sea, rivers and lakes: Natural Earth.

Terrain

Elevation
403–490 m
Mean elevation
413 m
Mean slope
0.7° (1 %)
Steepest tenth
above 1°
Faces
west

Measured over the whole outline on 52,391 elevation cells of about 30 m (Mapterhorn terrain tiles).

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Within

Legal boundary

Read the boundary description

Sources

UC Davis Library AVA project (CC0)

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