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Salton Sea
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Sal·ton Sea  (sôltn)
A saline lake of southeast California in the Imperial Valley. It was a salt-covered depression known as the Salton Sink until 1905, when flood waters of the Colorado River formed the lake.
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Noun1.Salton Sea - a saltwater lake in southeastern CaliforniaSalton Sea - a saltwater lake in southeastern California
Calif., California, Golden State, CA - a state in the western United States on the Pacific; the 3rd largest state; known for earthquakes
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6 kilometers) underground, centered some three miles (four kilometers) from Bombay Beach, which is on the Salton Sea, a large lake in the Salton Sink desert basin, the USGS reported.
4.7-magnitude earthquake shakes California by AFP / AFP American Edition
Prior to 1905, the Salton Sink was a hellishly hot but thriving agricultural area lying along the bottom of the lowest geological point in North America.
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But flood waters almost busted through and filled the ancient lake bed known as the Salton Sink for 16 months.
SAVING THE SALTON SEA : OFFICIALS SEEK WAYS TO PREVENT DEATH OF ... by Daily News (Los Angeles, CA)
 
 
 
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