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Geography. Tulare Lake was the largest of several similar lakes in its lower basin. Most of the Kern River's flow first went into Kern Lake and Buena Vista Lake via the Kern River and Kern River Slough southwest and south of the site of Bakersfield.
- dry
- 6.5 million acre-feet (8.0 km³) at capacity
- dry bed 690 sq mi (1,780 km²)
Mar 24, 2024 · Floodwaters rise in Tulare Lake basin, engulfing a road in Helm Corner, California, on 18 May 2023. Photograph: Caroline Brehman/EPA. California zombie lake turned farmland to water. A year...
- Dani Anguiano
Apr 4, 2023 · Tulare Lake, the largest freshwater lake west of the Mississippi River, was once again covered with water in March 2023 due to heavy rain and snow in the San Joaquin Valley. See false-color images of the lakebed and the agricultural fields near Corcoran, where many homes and roads were flooded and evacuated.
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Feb 5, 2024 · Tulare Lake, the largest body of water west of the Mississippi, vanished from California in the late 19th century due to irrigation and land reclamation. Now, after a series of severe weather events, the lake has returned, affecting indigenous communities, wildlife and agriculture in the San Joaquin Valley.
- Noah Lloyd
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 ...
- Melissa Gomez
- Staff Writer
- melissa.gomez@latimes.com
Sep 15, 2014 · Learn about the history, hydrology, ecology and challenges of the Tulare Lake Basin, a former lakebed in Central California that was flooded by rainfall and melted snow in 2023. Find out how the basin's water quality, salinity, land subsidence and agricultural drainage are affected by human activities and natural events.
Learn about the Tulare Basin, a dry and agriculturally productive area in the Central Valley of California, including its population, climate, land use, water use, and water resources. The Tulare Basin has a large amount of groundwater and surface water, and is home to many cities and crops.
