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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.
Decades ago, Salton Sea was one of California’s most beloved tourist destinations. A man-made, saline lake, located near Anza-Borrego Desert State Park and Joshua Tree National Park, Salton Sea was widely seen as the ultimate desert oasis.
The Salton Sea is a strange, lesser-known saline lake located along the San Andreas Fault, close to coveted destinations such as Palm Springs and Joshua Tree. As the state’s predominantly largest body of water, the endorheic rift lake is critical to wildlife habitat, especially migratory birds.
Salton Sea State Recreation Area covers 14 miles of the northeastern shore and has long been a popular site for campers, boaters and anglers. Increasing salinity in the Salton Sea basin has limited the number of types of fish that can be found there, and most fish currently caught are tilapia.
The Salton Sea, located in southern Riverside and northern Imperial counties in Southern California, is California's largest lake (map at right).
The vast California lake relies on runoff from cropland to avoid disappearing. But as farmers face water cuts due to drought and an ever drier Colorado River, the Salton Sea stands to lose again.
Salton Sea, saline lake, in the lower Colorado Desert, southern California, U.S. The area that is now the lake was formerly a salt-covered sink or depression (a remnant of prehistoric Lake Cahuilla) about 280 feet (85 metres) below sea level until 1905–06, when diversion controls on the Colorado
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.
Planning on taking a day trip to the Salton Sea? We've got your guide on what to do and see, including wildlife, mud volcanoes, Salvation Mountain and more.
Fifty years ago, the Salton Sea was a draw for boaters and fishermen; today it’s an ecological time bomb. Two water experts who served on a state review panel describe its proposed rescue plan.