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Bodies of Water

Salton Sea

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A large saline lake in California's Sonoran Desert, formed accidentally in the early twentieth century when Colorado River floodwater breached an irrigation canal. Its shrinking, increasingly saline waters have become a significant regional environmental and public health concern.

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Area (sq km)
823.6 1
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1. Salton Sea (Wikipedia)
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Wikidata: Salton Sea
Wikidata Q503301, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)View the Source

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