Laguna Hanson

{{Short description|Lake in the Sierra de Juárez in Baja California state of Mexico}}

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| location = Constitución de 1857 National Park, Baja California, Mexico

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| designation1 = Ramsar

| designation1_offname = Laguna Hanson, Parque Nacional Constitución de 1857

| designation1_date = 2 February 2010

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Laguna Hanson is a lake in the Sierra de Juárez in Baja California state of Mexico. The lake is located in Constitución de 1857 National Park at {{convert|1620|m|ft}} elevation.V.M. Ponce, R.P. Pandey, S. Kumar (1999)Groundwater recharge by channel infiltration in El Barbon basin, Baja California, Mexico. Journal of Hydrology, Volume 214, Issues 1–4, 1999, Pages 1-7, ISSN 0022-1694, https://doi.org/10.1016/S0022-1694(98)00220-0.

The lake provides a feeding, resting, and breeding area for at least 29 species of birds, including the migratory birds gadwall (Mareca streptera) and redhead duck (Aythya americana).

The lake and its floodplain was designated a Ramsar site (wetland of international importance) in 2020. The Ramsar site covers an area of 511 hectares.

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