The estuary, which in the 1800s included what is today's Lake Merritt, was the "creek".

Continue along Lake Merritt to 14th Street and turn left.

Lake Merritt is used as a laboratory and sanctuary.

On the birds of Lake Merritt, by a leading naturalist.

It is located about two miles southeast of Lake Merritt.

This class goes to Lake Merritt on a weekly basis to test the water and learn more about the environment.

At the end of the 19th century, the park was adjacent to and north of Lake Merritt.

From 1893 to 1915, Lake Merritt saw major changes.

One prime example of a needed improvement is on Lake Merritt's south shore.

At the age of six, she moved with her family to a farm next to Lake Merritt.