Rancho Agua Hedionda

Rancho Agua Hedionda
Mexican land grant
Coordinates: 33°09′36″N 117°17′24″W / 33.160°N 117.290°W / 33.160; -117.290
CountryUnited States
StateCalifornia
CountySan Diego
Granted1842
Founded byJuan María Marrón
Area
 • Total
13,311 acres (5,387 ha)

Rancho Agua Hedionda was a 13,311-acre (53.87 km2) Mexican land grant in present-day San Diego County, California, given in 1842 by Governor Juan Alvarado to Juan María Marrón. The name means "stinking water" in Spanish. The grant extended south along the Pacific Coast from present day Carlsbad to Leucadia. The grant surrounded Agua Hedionda Lagoon.

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