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1. a-z-animals.com › blog › how-deep-is-the-salton-seaHow Deep Is The Salton Sea in California? - A-Z Animals

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   Sep 5, 2023 · The Salton Sea’s average depth is around 29.9 feet, with the maximum depth reaching 51 feet. The Salton Sea, situated in the California desert, is a shallow, saline lake. Its shores are home to the Salton Sea State Recreation Area and the Sonny Bono Salton Sea National Wildlife Refuge.

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2. www.usgs.gov › special-topics › salton-seaSalton Sea | U.S. Geological Survey - USGS.gov

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   Feb 1, 2018 · The geonarrative, “A Desert on the Move”, addresses the geohazards present in the Salton Sea area. Beneath the Salton Sea is a network of active tectonic faults some of which have produced some of the largest earthquakes in California’s history. View Geonarrative.

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4. www.livescience.com › 33377-salton-sea-formationIs the Salton Sea Drying Up? - Live Science

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   Apr 27, 2012 · It's about 35 miles long, 15 miles wide, and up to 37 feet deep. Water can't flow out of the Salton Sea, so it escapes only by evaporation, which leaves behind salts and other...

5. www.nytimes.com › 2023/02/25 › climateThe Salton Sea, an Accident of History, Faces a New Water ...

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   Feb 25, 2023 · The vast California lake relies on runoff from cropland to avoid disappearing. But as farmers face water cuts due to drought and an ever drier Colorado River, the Salton Sea stands to lose...

6. www.livescience.com › 30764-salton-sea-californiaThe Serene Splendor of the Salty Salton Sea | Live Science

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   Sep 8, 2011 · The Salton Sea is currently 35 miles (56 kilometers) long by 15 miles (24 km) wide but can grow to 40 miles (64 km) long by 20 miles (32 km) wide during extremely wet years.

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   How deep is the Salton Sea?

   • Interestingly, the Salton Sea is 226 feet (69 meters) BELOW sea level. It's about 35 miles long, 15 miles wide, and up to 37 feet deep. Water can't flow out of the Salton Sea, so it escapes only by evaporation, which leaves behind salts and other minerals. The water is 30 percent saltier than the Pacific Ocean.

   Is the Salton Sea Drying Up? Salton Sea History & Facts

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   Is the Salton Sea a sea?

   • The Salton Sea is not a sea at all. It is a lake in the heavily farmed Imperial Valley of Southern California. The salty sea is an odd, utterly huge expanse of water smack in the middle of the desert. The Salton Sea is the largest lake in California, at some 375 square miles (970 square km). Thing is, it didn't use to be there.

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   Is the Salton Sea dry?

   • The Salton Sea has been completely dry before, and news reports now say it's drying up again. In fact, there shouldn't be any water there now anyway. The Salton Sea is not a sea at all. It is a lake in the heavily farmed Imperial Valley of Southern California. The salty sea is an odd, utterly huge expanse of water smack in the middle of the desert.

   Is the Salton Sea Drying Up? Salton Sea History & Facts

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   Where does the Salton Sea water come from?

   • The water will come from the Salton Sea and from the New River, the main route for drainage water, with the two sources being mixed to control salinity and naturally occurring selenium, which can accumulate in the food chain and harm wildlife. By inundating nearly seven square miles of lake bed, the project will also eliminate a source of dust.

   The Salton Sea, an Accident of History, Faces a New Water Crisis

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   Why is the Salton Sea losing a lake?

   • The vast California lake relies on runoff from cropland to avoid disappearing. But as farmers face water cuts due to drought and an ever drier Colorado River, the Salton Sea stands to lose again. A dock that once extended onto the Salton Sea, the state’s largest lake, now looks out on a dusty, desert-like vista. BRAWLEY, Calif.

   The Salton Sea, an Accident of History, Faces a New Water Crisis

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   How many rivers flow into the Salton Sea?

   • Only three rivers flow into the Salton Sea the New, Whitewater and Alamo rivers and their inflow into the sea is very seasonal. The Whitewater River is a small, permanent stream whose headwater is located in western Riverside County.

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8. west.stanford.edu › news › salton-sea-natural-or-notThe Salton Sea: Natural or Not? | The Bill Lane Center for ...

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   Aug 27, 2015 · Here, he describes his research on the Salton Sea, the California's largest lake by area and a vast but rapidly changing body of water in the southern desert. In the arid lowlands of the Imperial Valley lies the Salton Sea, California’s largest and perhaps most uncanny body of water.

9. saltonsea.com › about › faqF.A.Q. – Salton Sea Authority

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   It is 51 feet deep at its deepest point in the northern half. The surface area of the Sea is approximately 343 square miles and it has about 110 miles of shoreline. The Sea is about 35 miles long and about 15 miles wide. It is the largest inland lake in the state of California.