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Map of the Salton Sea drainage area. The Salton Sea is a shallow, landlocked, highly saline endorheic lake in Riverside and Imperial counties at the southern end of the U.S. state of California. It lies on the San Andreas Fault within the Salton Trough, which stretches to the Gulf of California in Mexico. The lake is about 15 by 35 miles (24 by ...
Salton Sea Beach is a census-designated place (CDP) in Imperial County, California, located 2.5 miles (4 km) southeast of Desert Shores. [3] The population was 508 at the 2020 census, [ 4 ] up from 422 at the 2010 census, up from 392 at the 2000 census.
Salton City is a census-designated place (CDP) in Imperial County, California.It is the largest Imperial County development on the Salton Sea coast. It is part of the El Centro, California Metropolitan Statistical Area.
An air of decline and strange beauty permeates the Salton Sea, the largest lake in California that is on the verge of drying up as it competes against coastal cities for dwindling water resources ...
The Sonny Bono Salton Sea National Wildlife Refuge has recorded 424 species of birds. Located on the Pacific flyway, heavy migrations of waterfowl, marsh and seabirds occur during spring and fall.
The area drained by the Whitewater River is part of the larger endorheic Salton Sea drainage basin. Initially called Agua Blanco by early Spanish explorers, [ 14 ] and later translated into English as white water , the river received its name for its milky appearance created by the silicate and lime sediments it carries. [ 15 ]
The Salton Sea Refuge is located at the southern end of the Salton Sea. The land of the refuge is flat, except for Rock Hill, a small, inactive volcano, and is bordered by the Salton Sea on the north and farmlands on the east, south, and west. The refuge is composed of two disjunctive units, separated by 18 miles (29 km) of private lands.
The Salton Sea, California’s largest lake, has long been fed by agricultural runoff. The lake has been drying up over the last two decades as a result of a 2003 deal in which the Imperial ...