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Clear Lake

Sub-zone

Clear Lake is a named sub-zone of North Coast in the United States, covering 88,410 ha.

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Key facts

Official name
Clear Lake viticultural area
Type
AVA (American Viticultural Area)
Within
North Coast
Protected since
1984-06-07
Area
88,410 ha
Extent N–S × E–W
41.29 × 40.51 km
Centre
39.0332° N, 122.7876° W
State
CA
Federal rule
27 CFR 9.99
Petitioner
Terry Dereniuk, on behalf of the Growers of Upper Lake Valley

Where it is

Nearest town
16 km north-west of Clearlake
Nearest city
66 km north of Santa Rosa 178,127 people
To the sea
70 km
Lakes nearby
Clear (0 km)
Same latitude
Casa del Blanco (Spain), Syunik (Armenia), Scavigna (Italy), Graciosa (Portugal), Αγχίαλος (Greece)

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

Terrain

Elevation
386–1,310 m
Mean elevation
524 m

Measured over the whole outline on 251,538 elevation cells of about 59 m (Mapterhorn terrain tiles).

Counties · 1

Inside Clear Lake · 5

Within

Contains

Legal boundary

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Sources

UC Davis Library AVA project (CC0)

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