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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 56 km) at its widest and longest.
Salton Sea: salt lake: Great Basin, California, United States [22] 4.10–4.50: ... Caspian Sea: salt lake: Eastern Europe/ Western Asia [36] 1.14: Sarygamysh Lake ...
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.
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 ...
In 2001 the United States Bureau of Reclamation used the site to remove salt from the Salton Sea, as high salinity is a major problem facing the inland lake. They used modified snowmaking equipment and mine waste removal vehicles and continued testing for a year; however high energy costs and air quality issues forced the termination of this ...
The rotting, polluted lake is poisoning residents and wildlife. Interest in the lithium deposits under the Salton Sea could bring attention to the environmental crisis.
Salton City and the neighboring communities of Desert Shores and Salton Sea Beach are governed by the Salton Community Services District (SCSD), a special district per California Code. The SCSD provides sewage treatment , fire protection , emergency medical services , recreational centers , street lighting , and landscaping to Salton City and ...
California's largest lake is shrinking. It can't be refilled, but it can be saved.