Salton Sea
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The Salton Sea is a large, saline, endorheic lake in the Colorado Desert of Southern California, known for its fluctuating water levels, high salinity, and significant environmental and ecological challenges.
Observed surface forms (2)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Salton Sea ecosystem | 1 |
| Salton Sea region | 1 |
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
endorheic lake
ⓘ
rift lake ⓘ saline lake ⓘ |
| basinCountry | United States of America ⓘ |
| climate | hot desert climate ⓘ |
| country | United States of America ⓘ |
| elevation |
approximately −226 feet
ⓘ
approximately −69 meters ⓘ |
| formationEvent | 1905 Colorado River levee failure ⓘ |
| formedBy | Colorado River flooding ⓘ |
| geologicalSetting | pull-apart basin on the San Andreas Fault system ⓘ |
| hasEnvironmentalIssue |
avian disease outbreaks
ⓘ
declining water level ⓘ dust emissions from exposed lakebed ⓘ fish die‑offs ⓘ increasing salinity ⓘ odor events from hydrogen sulfide ⓘ |
| hasShoreFeature |
abandoned marinas
ⓘ
exposed playa ⓘ salt-encrusted beaches ⓘ |
| historicalUse |
recreation and tourism
ⓘ
sport fishing ⓘ |
| importantFor | migratory birds on the Pacific Flyway ⓘ |
| inflow |
Alamo River
ⓘ
New River ⓘ Whitewater River (California) ⓘ agricultural drainage canals ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Sonoran Desert
ⓘ
surface form:
Colorado Desert
Imperial County ⓘ
surface form:
Imperial County, California
Riverside County ⓘ
surface form:
Riverside County, California
Salton Trough ⓘ
surface form:
Salton Sink
Southern California ⓘ |
| locatedInProtectedArea | Sonny Bono Salton Sea National Wildlife Refuge ⓘ |
| locatedInTimeZone | Pacific Time Zone ⓘ |
| maximumDepth |
approximately 13 meters
ⓘ
approximately 43 feet ⓘ |
| near |
Bombay Beach, California
ⓘ
North Shore, California ⓘ Salton City, California ⓘ |
| outflow | evaporation ⓘ |
| partOf |
Basin and Range Province
ⓘ
Salton Trough ⓘ |
| receivesWaterFrom |
Coachella Valley agricultural runoff
ⓘ
Imperial Valley agricultural runoff ⓘ |
| salinityComparedToOcean | higher than ocean water ⓘ |
| subjectOf |
California state environmental mitigation plans
ⓘ
Salton Sea Restoration Program ⓘ |
| surfaceArea |
approximately 343 square miles
ⓘ
approximately 890 square kilometers ⓘ |
| waterType | hypersaline ⓘ |
Referenced by (17)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Salton Sea ecosystem
this entity surface form:
Salton Sea region