Brickyard Cove Pond

Brickyard Cove Pond is a small lake in the Brickyard Cove District of Richmond, California. It was formed from quarrying of Nicholl's Knob the surrounding hill. It is fed by Brickyard Springs, a series of underground springs. Before the early 19th Century it was a swimming pond for local boys who often went skinny dipping at the lake. However this ceased when local cattle ranchers began dumping manure in the pond. [1]

Brickyard Cove Pond
brickyard cove pond with angel island in the background
Brickyard Cove Pond
Brickyard Cove Pond
LocationBrickyard Cove District, Richmond, California
Coordinates37.9105°N 122.3763°W / 37.9105; -122.3763
Primary inflowsunnamed spring
Basin countriesUnited States

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References

  1. Images of America: Richmond, by Donald Bastin, Arcadia Publishing (SC), November 2003


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