--- kind: "section" citation: "27 C.F.R. § 9.232" title: "27" number: "9.232" heading: "Big Valley District-Lake County." url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/27/9.232" --- # §9.232. Big Valley District-Lake County. - (a) **Name.** The name of the viticultural area described in this section is “Big Valley District-Lake County”. For purposes of [part 4](/cfr/27/part4.md) of this chapter, “Big Valley District-Lake County” is a term of viticultural significance. - (b) **Approved maps.** The four United States Geological Survey (USGS) 1:24,000 scale topographic maps used to determine the boundary of the Big Valley District-Lake County viticultural area are titled: - (1) Lucerne, CA, 1996; - (2) Kelseyville, CA, 1993; - (3) Highland Springs, CA, 1993; and - (4) **Lakeport, CA, 1958; photorevised 1978; minor revision 1994.** - (c) **Boundary.** The Big Valley District-Lake County viticultural area is located in Lake County, California. The boundary of the Big Valley District-Lake County viticultural area is as described below: - (1) The beginning point is on the Lucerne map at the point where Cole Creek flows into Clear Lake, [section 36](/cfr/27/36.md), T14N/R9W. From the beginning point, proceed southerly (upstream) along Cole Creek approximately 0.9 mile to the creek's intersection with Soda Bay Road, [section 1](/cfr/27/1.md), T13N/R9W; then - (2) Proceed east on Soda Bay Road less than 0.1 mile to the road's intersection with the unnamed, light-duty road known locally as Clark Drive, [section 1](/cfr/27/1.md), T13N/R09W; then - (3) Proceed southeast in a straight line less than 0.1 mile to the 1,400-foot elevation line, [section 1](/cfr/27/1.md), T13N/R9W; then - (4) Proceed southerly along the 1,400-foot elevation line, crossing onto the Kelseyville map, to the line's intersection with a marked cemetery east of Kelseyville (in the northeast quadrant of [section 14](/cfr/27/14.md), T13N/R9W), and then continue along the 1,400-foot elevation line approximately 0.35 mile to the line's intersection with an unnamed, unimproved road which runs north from Konocti Road, [section 13](/cfr/27/13.md), T13N/R9W; then - (5) Proceed south-southeast along the unnamed, unimproved road to the road's intersection with the improved portion of Konocti Road, [section 13](/cfr/27/13.md), T13N/R9W; then - (6) Proceed west on Konocti Road approximately 0.9 mile to the road's intersection with an unnamed, light-duty road within Kelseyville known locally as Main Street, [section 14](/cfr/27/14.md), T13N/R9W; then - (7) Proceed south-southeast on Main Street approximately 0.35 mile to its intersection with State Highway 29/175, [section 14](/cfr/27/14.md), T13N/R9W; then - (8) Proceed west-northwest on State Highway 29/175 approximately 0.4 mile to the highway's intersection with Kelsey Creek, [section 14](/cfr/27/14.md), T13N/R9W; then - (9) Proceed northwesterly (downstream) along Kelsey Creek approximately 0.5 mile to the creek's intersection with an unnamed, light-duty road known locally as Big Valley Road (or North Main Street), [section 15](/cfr/27/15.md), T13N/R9W; then - (10) Proceed west and then northwest on Big Valley Road approximately 0.35 mile to the road's intersection with Merritt Road, southern boundary of [section 10](/cfr/27/10.md), T13N/R9W; then - (11) Proceed west on Merritt Road approximately 0.3 mile to the road's intersection with the 1,400-foot elevation line, southern boundary of [section 10](/cfr/27/10.md), T13N/R9W; then - (12) Proceed northwesterly along the 1,400-foot elevation line to the line's intersection with State Highway 29/175, [section 9](/cfr/27/9.md), T13N/R9W, and then continue southerly along the 1,400-foot elevation to the line's intersection with Merritt Road, southern boundary of [section 9](/cfr/27/9.md), T13N/R9W; then - (13) Proceed west on Merritt Road approximately 0.1 mile to the road's intersection with Hill Creek, southern boundary of [section 9](/cfr/27/9.md), T13N/R9W; then - (14) Proceed southerly (upstream) along Hill Creek approximately 0.9 mile to the creek's intersection with Bell Hill Road, [section 16](/cfr/27/16.md), T13N/R9W; then - (15) Proceed west then southwest on Bell Hill Road approximately 0.15 mile, passing the intersection of Bell Hill Road and Hummel Lane, to Bell Hill Road's intersection with the 1,400-foot elevation line, [section 16](/cfr/27/16.md), T13N/R9W; then - (16) Proceed westerly and then southwesterly along the meandering 1,400-foot elevation line, crossing onto the Highland Springs map, to the line's first intersection with Bell Hill Road in [section 20](/cfr/27/20.md), T13N/R9W; then - (17) Proceed west on the meandering Bell Hill Road, crossing Adobe Creek, to the road's intersection with Highland Springs Road, [section 30](/cfr/27/30.md), T13N/R9W; then - (18) Proceed north on Highland Springs Road approximately 2.8 miles to the road's intersection with Mathews Road at the northwest corner of [section 8](/cfr/27/8.md), T13N/R9W; then - (19) Proceed west on Mathews Road approximately 0.7 mile to the road's intersection with an unnamed paved road known locally as Ackley Road, southern boundary of [section 6](/cfr/27/6.md), T13N/R9W; then - (20) Proceed north on Ackley Road approximately 0.9 mile, crossing onto the Lakeport map, to the road's intersection with State Highway 29/175, [section 6](/cfr/27/6.md); T13N/R9W; then - (21) Proceed due north-northeast in a straight line approximately 0.15 mile to the unnamed secondary highway known locally as Soda Bay Road, northern boundary of [section 6](/cfr/27/6.md), T13N/R9W; then - (22) Proceed east on Soda Bay Road approximately 0.35 mile to the road's intersection with Manning Creek, northern boundary of [section 6](/cfr/27/6.md), T13N/R9W; then - (23) Proceed northwesterly (downstream) along Manning Creek to the shore of Clear Lake, [section 30](/cfr/27/30.md), T14N/R9W; then - (24) Proceed easterly along the meandering shore of Clear Lake, crossing onto the Lucerne map, to the beginning point. ## Notes ### Amendments [T.D. TTB-118, 78 FR 60688, Oct. 2, 2013] ### Authority Authority: 27 U.S.C. 205. ### Source Source: T.D. ATF-60, 44 FR 56692, Oct. 2, 1979, unless otherwise noted. ### Amendments [T.D. TTB-118, 78 FR 60688, Oct. 2, 2013]