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El lago Salton o mar de Salton (del inglés: Salton Sea) es una depresión restante de lo que anteriormente se le denominó Lago Cahuila, que es parte de la depresión en conjunto con la Laguna Salada (altitud -12 metros). 1 Es un lago salado y endorreico ubicado en el sur de California, al suroeste de Estados Unidos, cuya altitud es de -65 ...
The Salton Sea Authority is a Joint Powers Authority (JPA) empowered to revitalize the Salton Sea in consultation and cooperation with state and federal governments. 82995 Hwy 111, Suite 200, Indio, CA 92201. (760) 863-2695. info@saltonsea.com.
27 de mar. de 2024 · 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 Salton Sea was so named in 1905, but its history begins in the Salton Basin of ancient times – a time removed some 10,000 years. The present-day Salton Sea is a body of water that currently occupies the Salton Basin, but it is certainly not the first to do so.
13 de sept. de 2022 · The Salton Sea is approximately 35 miles long and 15 miles wide at its widest point, with an area of 443 square miles, making it larger in surface area than Lake Tahoe but smaller in volume. It has a depth of 37 feet at its deepest point. The Salton Sea has no outlet to the ocean, causing water to evaporate at a rate greater than the inflow of ...
A Sea Is Born. The current sea is young by geological measures — very young. It formed after floods breached a Colorado River-fed canal in 1905 and began to fill a low spot between the Coachella and Imperial valleys formerly known as the Salton Sink. Rather than quickly evaporating in the desert’s 100+ degree heat, the sea stayed put thanks to agricultural irrigation runoff near its shores.
30 de abr. de 2024 · The Salton Sea Authority, in partnership with the Torres Martinez Tribe, has delivered the first state-funded project ever completed at the Salton Sea — a wetlands on tribal land. Like other recent SSA projects delivered under contract with the state, this project was completed on time and under budget. The wetlands will provide valuable ...
