Editing Lake Merced (section)

{{Infobox body of water
| name              = Lake Merced
| other_name        = {{langx|es|Laguna de Merced}}
| image             = Lake Merced at SFSU.jpg
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| location          = [[San Francisco]], [[California]]
| coords            = {{Coord|37.72|-122.495|region:US-CA_type:waterbody_source:placeopedia | display=inline,title}}
| type              = [[Reservoir (water)|Reservoir]]
| inflow            = [[Spring (hydrosphere)|Spring]]
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| basin_countries   = [[United States]]
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| area              = {{convert|650|acre|-1|abbr=on}}
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| elevation         = {{convert|23|ft|0|abbr=on}}
| reference         = {{gnis|228515}}
| pushpin_map             = California#USA 
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| pushpin_map_alt         = Location of Lake Merced in California, USA.
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|embedded= {{Infobox park |embed=yes
| name = Lake Merced
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| type = Municipal ([[Parks in San Francisco, California|San Francisco]])
| location = [[San Francisco]]
| area = {{convert|614|acre|km2 sqmi|2}}
| created = 1940s
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| status = Open all year
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'''Lake Merced''' ({{langx|es|Laguna de Merced}}) is a freshwater [[lake]] located on the [[West Side (San Francisco)|West Side]] of [[San Francisco]], in the southwest corner of the city. It is surrounded by three [[golf]] courses (the private [[Olympic Club]] and [[San Francisco Golf Club]], and the public [[TPC Harding Park]]), as well as residential areas, [[Lowell High School (San Francisco)|Lowell High School]], [[San Francisco State University]], [[Lakeshore Alternative Elementary School]], [[Stonestown Galleria]], [[Fort Funston]] and the [[Pacific Ocean]]. The [[San Francisco Police Department]] shooting range, as well as a now closed [[skeet shooting]] club and the city's [[National Guard (United States)|National Guard]] [[Armory (military)|armory]] are also in the area. The lake was also the home of the Lake Merced Sailing Club, now closed, which provided training and racing for local sailors. Currently there is a paddling program operated by [https://campusrec.sfsu.edu/Boathouse#:~:text=We%20currently%20offer%20themed%20paddling,clinics%20starting%20in%20Fall%202023. San Francisco State University] .<ref>{{Cite web |title=The Boathouse at Lake Merced |url=https://campusrec.sfsu.edu/Boathouse#:~:text=We%20currently%20offer%20themed%20paddling,clinics%20starting%20in%20Fall%202023. |access-date=2023-11-12 |website=[[SFSU]]}}</ref> The lake is home of the Pacific Rowing Club and St. Ignatius College Prep Rowing Team, both competitive rowing programs for San Francisco high school students.

The [[California Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment]] (OEHHA) has developed a safe eating [https://oehha.ca.gov/advisories/lake-merced advisory] for Lake Merced based on levels of mercury found in fish caught from this water body.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://oehha.ca.gov/advisories/lake-merced|title=Lake Merced|last=Pham|first=Huyen Tran|date=2017-06-26|work=OEHHA|access-date=2018-06-13|language=en}}</ref>