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Tulare Lake ( / tʊˈlɛəri / ⓘ) or Tache Lake ( Yokuts: Pah-áh-su, Pah-áh-sē) is a freshwater lake in the southern San Joaquin Valley, California, United States. Historically, Tulare Lake was once the largest freshwater lake west of the Mississippi River. [2] For thousands of years, from the Paleolithic onward, Tulare Lake was a uniquely ...
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- 1,548,429 acres (6,266.27 km²)
- ≥$18.0 billion (2018 USD) (Second-costliest on record)
- 9,560
Tulare Lake’s ecosystem was teeming with life, supporting a remarkable array of plant and animal species. Its waters nurtured a diverse range of fish, including Chinook salmon, California golden trout, and tule perch, which sustained both humans and wildlife. The surrounding wetlands and marshes were a haven for migratory birds, including the ...
Jun 24, 2020 · Tulare Lake covered much of this area more than a century ago. And today, in some wet years the lake returns and the land floods. But in most years the old lake exists only in cut-off sloughs or in dismembered remnants impounded behind levees. Ecologically, this is the most altered landscape in California.
Apr 5, 2023 · According to Khan, the Tulare lakebed last flooded in 1969, 1983, and 1997. The incredibly high precipitation California has experienced over the 2022-2023 winter rainy season has increased flooding in the state’s Central Valley. This series of Landsat 8 satellite images shows the re-emergence of Tulare Lake between March 2 and April 1, 2023.
Apr 4, 2023 · Heavy rain and snow in the first three months of 2023 has once again brought water to Tulare’s lakebed. On March 29, 2023, the Operational Land Imager (OLI) on the Landsat 8 satellite acquired this image (above-right) of agricultural fields near Corcoran covered with water. The image is false color, which makes the water (dark blue) stand out ...
