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Apr 4, 2023 · March 2 - April 1, 2023. These images show a wider view of the Tulare lakebed. They were acquired by the Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) on NASA’s Aqua satellite and show the progression of flooding between March 2 and April 1.
Aug 5, 2023 · As snowmelt streamed into the basin in spring, Tulare Lake’s rising waters threatened to inundate the city of Corcoran and its massive prison complex, as well as the farm communities of ...
Apr 14, 2023 · April 14, 2023, 9:53 AM PDT. By Evan Bush. 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...
Apr 3, 2023 · After the barrage of atmospheric rivers that have swept through California over the past three months, Tulare Lake has not only reappeared, but it has also grown to cover 30 square miles — and...
Apr 15, 2024 · Tulare Lake, located in California ’s San Joaquin Valley, was once one of the largest bodies of freshwater in the whole of the US. But, some 130 years ago it disappeared – thanks largely to the greed of colonialists, who drained its waters to create arable farmland. And yet, last year, the once-cherished lake suddenly reemerged, bringing ...
Jul 6, 2023 · TULARE LAKE BASIN, Calif. — In the lowlands of the San Joaquin Valley, last winter’s torrential storms revived an ancient body of water drained and dredged decades ago, its clay lakebed...
Jul 11, 2023 · The lake now stretches about 111,000 acres, just a fraction of its historical size of nearly 512,000 acres (800 square miles), and it’s currently five to seven feet deep. Fish have populated its...
