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Located in southeastern California, the Salton Sea is the largest lake in the state by surface area, and it was created by accident in 1905 when an irrigation canal from the Colorado River overflowed.

More than 10,000 people live on the Salton Sea, a manmade lake in southern California. As water is diverted to coastal cities suffering under four years of drought, the state will stop replenishing ...

This story is free to read because readers choose to support LAist. If you find value in independent local reporting, make a donation to power our newsroom today. Haze hung over the Salton Sea on a ...

In the Central Valley, the water that once filled Tulare Lake was redirected for use by farmers in the late 19th century. These stops on the birds’ migratory paths have been stolen, and their only ...

Along the dusty shoreline of the Salton Sea, you could blink and you'd miss it: the Ski Inn, the only bar around the east side of the lake for 40 miles. This neighborhood bar and restaurant in Bombay ...

Even in its reduced and unlovely circumstances, the Salton Sea is the biggest lake in California. It may also pose the biggest quandary for the Southern California ecosystem. Its champions declare ...

Once-bustling marinas on shallow water in California's largest lake a few years ago are bone-dry. Carcasses of oxygen-starved tilapia lie on desolate shores. Flocks of eared grebes and shoreline birds ...

Wade Crowfoot, California’s new secretary of Natural Resources, remembers the first time he saw the Salton Sea. He was in his early 30s, headed south to visit his cousin in El Centro, when he saw ...

In 2020, the Salton Sea was described by Palm Springs Life Magazine as “the biggest environmental disaster in California history.” With the largest lake in California holding such a bleak title, it’s ...