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Apr 4, 2023 · See satellite images of Tulare Lake, California, before and after heavy rain and snow in 2023. Learn how the historic lakebed, once the largest west of the Mississippi, has been transformed by flooding and agriculture.
An 1877 irrigation map depicting the western shore of Tulare Lake, including two islands in the southern part Lake Tulare (at full capacity) as it would appear in California today. It would be able to hold 6.5 million acre-feet (8.0 × 10 9 m 3) of water.
Apr 14, 2023 · Satellite images taken over the past six weeks have captured the re-emergence of Tulare Lake in California’s San Joaquin Valley and show how suddenly water flooded and settled across miles of...
Feb 5, 2024 · Tulare Lake, the largest body of water west of the Mississippi, disappeared 130 years ago from California due to irrigation and reclamation. Learn how it reappeared in 2023 after severe weather events and how it affects wildlife, indigenous communities and agriculture.
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Tulare Lake, in California’s San Joaquin Valley, was once the largest freshwater lake west of the Mississippi River. The lake would grow every winter as rainfall and snowmelt from the nearby Sierra Nevada range flowed down and filled the basin.
May 19, 2023 · These maps show the progression of Tulare Lake flooding from March 2 to April 1, 2023. NASA. Satellite images from NASA show how a long-lost lake recently reappeared in California’s San...
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Mar 22, 2023 · Learn how Tulare Lake, once the largest freshwater lake in the western US, was dried up by irrigation and flood control. See archive footage and maps of the lake's transformation over decades.
