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The Salton Sea is a shallow, landlocked, highly saline body of water in Riverside and Imperial counties at the southern end of the U.S. state of California. It lies on the San Andreas Fault within the Salton Trough, which stretches to the Gulf of California in Mexico.
Jun 8, 2023 · The Salton Sea is a strange, lesser-known saline lake located along the San Andreas Fault, close to coveted destinations such as Palm Springs and Joshua Tree. As the state’s predominantly largest body of water, the endorheic rift lake is critical to wildlife habitat, especially migratory birds.
Mar 29, 2024 · Published March 29, 2024. A man-made, highly saline lake in Southern California, the Salton Sea is the site of one of America's worst environmental catastrophes. Wikimedia Commons A man-made body of water, Salton Sea is highly salty and slowly shrinking. Decades ago, Salton Sea was one of California’s most beloved tourist destinations.
Mar 27, 2024 · Salton Sea, saline lake, in the lower Colorado Desert, southern California, U.S. The area that is now the lake was formerly a salt-covered sink or depression (a remnant of prehistoric Lake Cahuilla) about 280 feet (85 metres) below sea level until 1905–06, when diversion controls on the Colorado.
Mar 30, 2018 · First Timer's Guide to Visiting the Salton Sea. March 30, 2018 / By Erin Lawrence. 3 min read. Surrounded by sand, the Salton Sea glistens like a jewel in California’s crown. Less than an hour’s drive from Greater Palm Springs, this huge body of water was actually born accidentally in 1905.
Feb 25, 2023 · The Salton Sea, an Accident of History, Faces a New Water Crisis - The New York Times. The vast California lake relies on runoff from cropland to avoid disappearing. But as farmers face water...
California’s Salton Sea is a fertile oasis in the hostile desert of southeastern California, adopted by millions of birds migrating along the Pacific Flyway. As California’s largest lake, it stretches across almost 35 miles in a remote, below sea-level valley in the southeastern corner of the state. Current Salton Sea information is posted below.
