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Kelsey Bench-Lake County

Sub-zone

Kelsey Bench-Lake County is a named sub-zone of Clear Lake in the United States, covering 3,698 ha. It lies 20 km west of Clearlake and 58 km north of Santa Rosa.

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Key facts

Official name
Kelsey Bench-Lake County viticultural area
Type
AVA (American Viticultural Area)
Within
Clear Lake
Protected since
2013-11-01
Area
3,698 ha
Extent N–S × E–W
9.04 × 10.1 km
Centre
38.9449° N, 122.8631° W
State
CA
Also known as
Kelsey Bench, Kelseyfille Bench
Federal rule
27 CFR 9.233
Petitioner
Terry Dereniuck, the Big Valley District and Kelsey Bench Growers Committee

Where it is

Nearest town
20 km west of Clearlake
Nearest city
58 km north of Santa Rosa 178,127 people
To the sea
58 km
Lakes nearby
Clear (9.3 km)
Same latitude
Finca Élez (Spain), Arruda (Portugal), Lamezia (Italy), Αγχίαλος (Greece)

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

Terrain

Elevation
416–573 m
Mean elevation
462 m
Mean slope
6.7° (12 %)
Steepest tenth
above 16°
Faces
several directions, mostly north-west

Measured over the whole outline on 168,824 elevation cells of about 15 m (Mapterhorn terrain tiles).

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Within

Legal boundary

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Sources

UC Davis Library AVA project (CC0)

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