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Salton Sea — November 2002

The Salton Sea lies 220 feet below sea level — November 2002 (Thanksgiving) [Minolta Dimage F100]

The Salton Sea was formed in 1905 when massive flooding caused the Colorado River to break through an irrigation canal headwork and flow freely into the Salton Basin for 18 months. Since then, the Sea’s existence has been maintained primarily by agricultural return flows from the Imperial, Coachella, and Mexicali Valleys.

The Salton Sea is California’s largest lake. At a surface elevation of 227 feet below sea level, it has a surface area of 243,718 acres (381 square miles). The maximum depth of the Sea is about 51 feet and the average depth 31 feet. The annual inflow to the Sea averages about 1,300,000 acre-feet, carrying approximately 4,000,000 tons of dissolved salt.

Courtesy of the Salton Sea web site

EJ

EJ taking a shot

Emergency Radio

The Family at the Salton Sea

Because it is loaded with agricultural runoff, the Salton Sea doesn’t smell that good

The sand was actually thousands of tiny shells

Raymond Johnson

Raymond Johnson

Johnson’s Landing has the finest in amenities: food, beer, bait, RV Park, cafe

Uncle and his new(er) Toyota Sequoia

The cool dude

Chillin’

Originally planned as a luxury resort, the Salton Sea quickly lost its appeal due to the stench that emanates from the water

Instead, it is mostly lower-income housing

The drive-thru lady couldn’t hear Uncle, so he got out of the car to speak with her