Golden Gate Park Lakes

Unfinished History

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Closeup of inhabitants of Mallard Lake in Golden Gate Park.

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Mallard Lake, with its namesake inhabitants.

Photos: Chris Carlsson

1910 Willard Worden inter-dune-pond.jpg

This c. 1910 photo by Willard Worden shows an inter-dune pond in the future Sunset District. Before Golden Gate Park was developed, 14 native inter-dune lakes existed within the park's 1,013 acres. All of the native lakes were filled except the Chain of Lakes, and manmade bodies of water replaced the natural lakes.

Photo: Greg Gaar Collection, San Francisco, CA

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