The Salton Sink is the low point of an endorheic basin, a closed drainage system with no outflows to other bodies of water, in the Colorado Desert sub-region...
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the Colorado River into the Salton Sink, a dry lake bed. After construction of these irrigation canals, the Salton Sink became fertile, allowing farmers...
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common name Sonny Bono Salton Sea National Wildlife Refuge Salton Sink U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Salton Sea State Recreation...
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Alamo Canal (section Creation of the Salton Sea)
into the Alamo River. Flow from the Alamo River then drained to the Salton Sink area of the Colorado Desert. Such overflow had been observed in 1884...
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Endorheic lake (redirect from Sink lake)
(western Nevada, U.S.) Quinn River Sink (northwestern Nevada, U.S.) Salton Sink (southern California, U.S.) Eagle Lake (British Columbia, Canada) Choelquoit...
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sea level, the Salton Sea, which fills the lowest part of the Salton Sink, is the lowest permanent lake in North America. The Salton Trough is commonly...
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being constructed in the Imperial Valley in 1905 and flowed into the Salton Sink. For decades, the Sea continued to receive sufficient quantities of water...
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Charles Robinson Rockwood (category Salton Sea)
the Imperial Valley and Salton Sink. For almost two years the river ran unchecked into the Salton Sink, creating the Salton Sea. Many attempts were made...
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formed the Salton Sink, which reached about 260 feet (79 m) below sea level. Since then the river has changed course into the Salton Sink at least three...
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United States −69 m (−226 ft) Salton Sink −66 m (−217 ft) 3 Salton Sea Beach, California United States −67 m (−220 ft) Salton Sink −66 m (−217 ft) 4 Desert...
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