Rosamond Lake

Dry lake in the Mojave Desert, California, U.S.

34°49′56″N 118°03′56″W / 34.8322°N 118.0656°W / 34.8322; -118.0656Lake typeEndorheic basinBasin countriesUnited StatesMax. length5.0 mi (8 km)Max. width5.6 mi (9 km)Surface area14 sq mi (35 km²)Shore length¹19 mi (30 km)Surface elevation2,277 ft (694 m)SettlementsEdwards Air Force BaseReferencesU.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Rosamond Lake¹ Shore length is not a well-defined measure.

Rosamond Lake is a natural dry lake bed in the Mojave Desert of Kern and Los Angeles County, California. The shores of the lake are entirely within the borders of Edwards Air Force Base, approximately 10 miles (16 km) from Lancaster. The lake is adjacent to Rogers Dry Lake which through the Holocene, together made up one large water-body. Piute Ponds are immediately to the southwest.

References

Public Affairs (25 July 2006). "About Edwards: History: The Dry Lake Beds". Edwards Air Force Base. Archived from the original on 2006-12-07. Retrieved 2009-09-10.
Reheis, Marith C.; Hershler, Robert; Miller, David M. (2008). Late Cenozoic Drainage History of the Southwestern Great Basin and Lower Colorado River Region: Geologic and Biotic Perspectives. Boulder, Colorado: Geological Society of America. pp. 273–275. ISBN 978-0-8137-2439-3. Retrieved 2009-09-05.