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Tulare Lake (/ t ʊ ˈ l ɛər i / ⓘ) 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 in surface area. [ 2 ]
The South Fork Tule River [6] begins at 9,100 feet (2,800 m) on the western side of Slate Mountain's [7] peak. The "Painted Rock" is a cavern under a large boulder with a remarkable set of pictographs along the South Fork Tule River, at 1,608 feet (490 m) on the Tule Indian Reservation, just above the Pigeon Creek confluence.
“The peak is probably yet to come,” said a UCLA climate scientist.
Map of the Tulare Lake Basin. Usually an endorheic basin, waters in this region all eventually would reach Tulare Lake. This region would overflow into the San Joaquin River during flood years when Tulare Lake overflowed. Streams are listed clockwise around the Tulare Basin, starting at the Kings River: Kings River (jump to tributaries) Sand Creek
Once 120,000 acres, roughly the size of Lake Tahoe, Tulare Lake had receded to 61,000 acres as of early August, Ferrier said. At its highest, the lake's depth averaged between 5 and 7 feet.
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Fish in the now dry Tulare Lake were left stranded on the shores. [27] The Buena Vista Lake basin is an arid area and the Kern River is the only significant water supply. Ongoing conflicts between urban and agricultural interests complicate management decisions, in recent years owing to the expiration of some long-term contractual agreements. [28]
Adding to the state’s focus on Tulare Lake is the big prison complex at the southern end of Corcoran. Between the main prison and a substance abuse facility adjoining it, there are 8,000 inmates.