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| california salton sea history: The Salton Sea Karl Anderson, 2011 The Salton Sea was an accident of man created when heavy rainfall caused the Rio Colorado to swell and breach an Imperial Valley dike in 1905. For two years, water flowed into the Salton Sink and ancient Lake Cahuilla. Today, the sea is 227 feet below sea level, covers approximately 376 square miles, and is California's largest lake. During the early 1900s, it became an important bird and waterfowl refuge. When many species of fish were introduced, the Salton Sea also became popular for boating, fishing, hunting, and camping activities. Motels, yacht clubs, and marinas developed around Salton City and North Shore. During recent decades, the sea has become polluted from agricultural runoff, creating a doubtful future for the Salton Sea. However, it remains a sanctuary for anyone who enjoys bird watching, desert landscapes, or beautiful farmlands. |
| california salton sea history: The Settler Sea Traci Brynne Voyles, 2022-09 An environmental history of Southern California’s Salton Sea, the state’s largest inland body of water, and the complex politics of environmental and human health in the West. |
| california salton sea history: Birds of the Salton Sea Michael Patten, Guy McCaskie, Philip Unitt, 2003-08-19 The Salton Sea, California’s largest inland lake, supports a spectacular bird population that is among the most concentrated and most diverse in the world. Sadly, this crucial stopover along the Pacific Flyway for migratory and wintering shorebirds, landbirds, and waterfowl is dangerously close to collapse from several environmental threats. This book is the first thoroughly detailed book to describe the birds of Salton Sea, more than 450 species and subspecies in all. A major contribution to our knowledge about the birds of western North America, it will also be an important tool in the struggle to save this highly endangered area. Synthesizing data from many sources, including observations from their long-term work in the area, the authors’ species accounts discuss each bird’s abundance, seasonal status, movement patterns, biogeographic affinities, habitat associations, and more. This valuable reference also includes general information on the region’s fascinating history and biogeography, making it an unparalleled resource for the birding community, for wildlife managers, and for conservation biologists concerned with one of the most threatened ecosystems in western North America. |
| california salton sea history: Salt Dreams William DeBuys, 1999 A history of the Salton Sea, which has become a prophetic story of mounting environmental crises that impinge on the water supply of southern California's sixteen million people. |
| california salton sea history: Abandoned California Andy Willinger, 2021-03-29 In Southern California, settlers have long ventured into the Mojave Desert, seduced by its capacious horizons and fragile beauty, only to be abased by the intense heat, bone-dry terrain and maddening isolation. Industry, intent on extracting the land of its essence, set up operations, then walked away when there was nothing left worth taking. Civilization has always pushed into the frontier, and quite often the frontier pushes back. Areas like the forsaken homesteads of Wonder Valley and the abandoned mining operations of Joshua Tree seem simultaneously depleted yet majestically audacious in their quiet desolation, juxtaposed against the breathtaking landscapes of the desert. Abandoned California: The Mojave Desert is a collection of photographs and writings by Andy Willinger that capture the majesty of these forsaken buildings, vehicles and artifacts of the Mojave's once vibrant past. These sites have become meaningful, unintended statements - not only as vibrant, ephemeral artworks of minimal beauty, but as testament to the impact on nature by humanity. Undaunted, the Mojave Desert continues to brashly flaunt its skill in overcoming man's attempts to conquer it. |
| california salton sea history: Greetings from the Salton Sea Kim Stringfellow, 2011 The Salton Sea is a man-made catastrophe, redolent with the smell of algae and decomposing fish. Nevertheless, the lake's vast, placid expanses continue to attract birdwatchers, tourists and artists. In Greetings from the Salton Sea, photographer Kim Stringfellow explores the history of California's largest lake from its disastrous beginnings—the sea was formed when Colorado River levees broke and spilled into a depression 280 feet below sea level—to its heyday as a desert paradise in the 1950s and its current state as an environmental battleground. Like the 400-plus species of birds that use the lake as a halfway point in their annual migration, developers flocked to the water too: they planted palm trees, built golf courses, and hired showstoppers such as the Beach Boys to perform at area resorts. These days, politicians seek to redirect the lake's only source of replenishment—agricultural runoff from surrounding farms—to water golf courses and green lawns elsewhere. Greetings from the Salton Sea's photographs capture the war among policymakers, environmentalists, developers, and the individuals still living along the lake's shores. As Stringfellow aptly documents, it is a war for water and, ultimately, for existence. |
| california salton sea history: The Salton Sea George Kennan, 1917 |
| california salton sea history: Queen of the Salton Sea Donna Burns Kennedy, William Joseph Linehan, 2018 Recounts the life of Helen Burns (1913-1994) and the history of California's Salton Sea Beach as related through the remembrances of Helen's daughter Donna Burns Kennedy, journal entries, photos, newspaper articles, charts, maps, and government records-- |
| california salton sea history: Salton Sea Atlas Redlands Institute (Redlands, Calif.), 2002 A comprehensive scientific, historical, and physcial representation of the Salton Sea region utilizing the latest GIS technology |
| california salton sea history: Lost America : The Abandoned Roadside West Troy Paiva, A stunningly photographed examination of the roadside icons that dot America's landscape. Lost America celebrates the boom-to-bust towns, aircraft bone yards, and filling stations of days past that were sacrificed at the altars of speed and technology and relegated to windswept desert plains and abandoned fields. The eye-catching and memorable photography is complemented with a succinct text history that details the rise and fall of each subject. The result is an impressive tour of an America still standing, yet largely forgotten. |
| california salton sea history: The Story of the First Decade in Imperial Valley, California Edgar F. Howe, Wilbur Jay Hall, 1910 The earliest published history of California's Imperial Valley, an 8,000 square mile region located in the southern part of the Colorado Desert. Documenting the pioneer period in the Valley's history, which roughly corresponds with the first decade of the 20th century, Howe and Hall provide abundant details concerning the irrigation project directed by Charles Rockwood and George Chaffey that turned part of the desert into rich agricultural and residential lands. Also includes information on Valley's history before modern settlement, the accidental formation of the Salton Sea, and several early settlers. |
| california salton sea history: The Salton Sea George Kennan, 1917 |
| california salton sea history: Hazard Gary Hartman Wolff, Michael J. Cohen, Karen H. Hyun, Eric Hallstein, 2006 |
| california salton sea history: Hydrologic Regimen of Salton Sea, California Allen Grant Hely, Gilbert H. Hughes, G. H. Hughes, Burdge Irelan, 1966 A study of the variations in water level and water quality and their causes. |
| california salton sea history: The Californian Illustrated Magazine ... , 1893 |
| california salton sea history: Greetings from the Salton Sea Kim Stringfellow, 2005 The Salton Sea is a man-made catastrophe, redolent with the smell of algae and decomposing fish. Nevertheless, the lake's vast, placid expanses continue to attract birdwatchers, tourists and artists. In Greetings from the Salton Sea, photographer Kim Stringfellow explores the history of California's largest lake from its disastrous beginnings--the sea was formed when Colorado River levees broke and spilled into a depression 280 feet below sea level--to its heyday as a desert paradise in the 1950s and its current state as an environmental battleground. Like the 400-plus species of birds that use the lake as a halfway point in their annual migration, developers flocked to the water too: they planted palm trees, built golf courses, and hired showstoppers such as the Beach Boys to perform at area resorts. These days, politicians seek to redirect the lake's only source of replenishment--agricultural runoff from surrounding farms--to water golf courses and green lawns elsewhere. Greetings from the Salton Sea's photographs capture the war among policymakers, environmentalists, developers, and the individuals still living along the lake's shores. As Stringfellow aptly documents, it is a war for water and, ultimately, for existence. |
| california salton sea history: Managing California's Water Ellen Hanak, 2011 |
| california salton sea history: No Reservations Anthony Bourdain, 2007-10-30 The host of the Travel Channel series No Reservations provides a behind-the-scenes account of his global culinary adventures, from New Jersey to New Zealand, offering commentary on food in every corner of the globe. |
| california salton sea history: California Kevin Starr, 2007-03-13 “A California classic . . . California, it should be remembered, was very much the wild west, having to wait until 1850 before it could force its way into statehood. so what tamed it? Mr. Starr’s answer is a combination of great men, great ideas and great projects.”—The Economist From the age of exploration to the age of Arnold, the Golden State’s premier historian distills the entire sweep of California’s history into one splendid volume. Kevin Starr covers it all: Spain’s conquest of the native peoples of California in the early sixteenth century and the chain of missions that helped that country exert control over the upper part of the territory; the discovery of gold in January 1848; the incredible wealth of the Big Four railroad tycoons; the devastating San Francisco earthquake of 1906; the emergence of Hollywood as the world’s entertainment capital and of Silicon Valley as the center of high-tech research and development; the role of labor, both organized and migrant, in key industries from agriculture to aerospace. In a rapid-fire epic of discovery, innovation, catastrophe, and triumph, Starr gathers together everything that is most important, most fascinating, and most revealing about our greatest state. Praise for California “[A] fast-paced and wide-ranging history . . . [Starr] accomplishes the feat with skill, grace and verve.”—Los Angeles Times Book Review “Kevin Starr is one of california’s greatest historians, and California is an invaluable contribution to our state’s record and lore.”—MarIa ShrIver, journalist and former First Lady of California “A breeze to read.”—San Francisco |
| california salton sea history: Salton Sea George McCormick, 2012 Fiction. These are stories of the American West, a 21st century West where everyone works a shit job; whose denizens know all too well that the dreams they've dreamt of that place are just that, dreams; where the natural world has all but disappeared often because we refuse to look up and see it. Like the inland sea that gives this collection its name, whose algae blooms 'cumulous, bloody forms just under the surface, ' there is beauty in their ruin. Bayard Godsave George McCormick's writing as clear and direct as a fast-moving river, but the lives of his characters never run straight. As his narrator tells us, 'In the West what we love most are lies. What we love are images of a stampede, of animals running; of what we think are the right stories of stealing away.' Don't let these marvelous stories slip past you. Jesse Lee Kercheval |
| california salton sea history: Roadside Geology of Southern California Arthur G. Sylvester, 2016 Since Mountain Press started the Roadside Geology series forty years ago, southern Californians have been waiting for an RG of their own. During those four decades�which were punctuated by jarring earthquakes and landslides�geologists continued to unravel the complexity of the Golden State, where some of the most dramatic and diverse geology in the world erupts, crashes, and collides. With dazzling color maps, diagrams, and photographs, Roadside Geology of Southern California takes advantage of this newfound knowledge, combining the latest science with accessible stories about the rocks and landscapes visible from winding two-lane byways as well as from the region�s vast network of highways. Join Arthur Sylvester, an award-winning UC Santa Barbara geologist, and Elizabeth O�Black Gans, a geologist-illustrator, as they motor through mountains and deserts to explore the iconic features of the SoCal landscape, from boulder piles in Joshua Tree National Park and brilliant white dunes in the Channel Islands to tar seeps along the rugged coast and youthful cinder cones in the Mojave Desert. Whether you want to find precious gemstones, ponder the mysteries of the Salton Sea, or straddle the boundary between the North American and Pacific Plates, be sure to bring this book along as your tour guide. |
| california salton sea history: Sacred Sites Susan Suntree, 2010-10-01 Sacred Sites honors the power and beauty of our indigenous heritage and homeland. By knowing our history we better understand the present and our journey into the future.---Anthony Morales, tribal chair, Gabrielino Tongva Council of San Gabriel -- |
| california salton sea history: Postcards from Mecca Leslie Ervin, 2019-01-24 Susie Keef Smith was seeking escape from a troubled home life and the havoc of childhood polio when she took a job as postmaster in Mecca, on the edge of California's Salton Sea. She and her cousin Lula Mae Graves set out to photograph the last of the prospectors, burro packers and stage stops in the remote desert to the east. They traveled by burro, foot and Ford though sandy washes and roadless canyons, armed with a .38 revolver and a large format camera. While making postcards for the Post Office spinner rack, the women were remade in the wilderness and wound up creating an unparalleled portrait of one of the lesser-known deserts in the West. Susie Smith's photos were nearly lost to history when--upon her death--they were tossed out by a county estate administrator. A savvy archaeologist jumped into a dumpster and rescued many of the photos in this book. Postcards From Mecca presents portraits of a mysterious land along with the story of its heroic chroniclers, self-taught documentary photographers of the 1920s and '30s. |
| california salton sea history: The Desert Basins of the Colorado Delta Daniel Trembly MacDougal, 1907 |
| california salton sea history: The Salton Sea George Kennan, 2023-07-18 In the early 20th century, railroad magnate Edward Harriman embarked on a quixotic quest to divert water from the Colorado River to create a new inland sea in Southern California. The result was the Salton Sea, a massive, man-made body of water that has been the source of environmental controversy ever since. George Kennan's gripping account of this bold engineering project is a compelling look at the history of water management in the West. This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant. |
| california salton sea history: The Imperial Valley and the Salton Sink Harry Thomas Cory, 1915 |
| california salton sea history: The Dreamt Land Mark Arax, 2019-05-21 A vivid, searching journey into California's capture of water and soil—the epic story of a people's defiance of nature and the wonders, and ruin, it has wrought Mark Arax is from a family of Central Valley farmers, a writer with deep ties to the land who has watched the battles over water intensify even as California lurches from drought to flood and back again. In The Dreamt Land, he travels the state to explore the one-of-a-kind distribution system, built in the 1940s, '50s and '60s, that is straining to keep up with California's relentless growth. The Dreamt Land weaves reportage, history and memoir to confront the Golden State myth in riveting fashion. No other chronicler of the West has so deeply delved into the empires of agriculture that drink so much of the water. The nation's biggest farmers—the nut king, grape king and citrus queen—tell their story here for the first time. Arax, the native son, is persistent and tough as he treks from desert to delta, mountain to valley. What he finds is hard earned, awe-inspiring, tragic and revelatory. In the end, his compassion for the land becomes an elegy to the dream that created California and now threatens to undo it. |
| california salton sea history: Detailed Study of Water Quality, Bottom Sediment, and Biota Associated with Irrigation Drainage in the Salton Sea Area, California, 1988-90 , 1993 |
| california salton sea history: Passage West Rishi Reddi, 2020-04-21 Audacious . . . Reddi has produced a social novel in the broadest sense, leading us to make connections beyond the page. Such connections stretch beyond California, requiring us to think about—to reimagine—the history of immigration in the United States. — David L. Ulin, Alta “Reddi is a talented writer with a gift for pacing — she knows how to employ suspense to keep readers turning pages.” — Los Angeles Times “In Passage West, Reddi expertly navigates decades of rich history through the eyes of multiple characters. . . Passage West lays out the foundation for American society today.” — WBUR “Rishi Reddi takes ‘epic’ to the next level with this untold PoC history of California. Passage West is a novel of California, of the U.S.-Mexico border, and of America, that you probably had no idea you needed in your life. . . . Reddi’s prose, measured and with exquisite attention to sonics of accents and multiple languages, [is] a pleasure.” — Electric Literature “Reddi takes up the lives of Punjabi farmers in California . . . Passage West is also a story of the pull of old ties; the urgency and desperation to seek love, make connections and prove oneself, so as to belong in this different world that has, inadvertently or otherwise, become home. . . . Reddi's novel is visual and resounds with vibrant pulsating drama.” — PopMatters Vibrant. . . . This wise and wonderfully written novel, reminiscent of John Steinbeck’s best, shines a light on a little-known facet of American history. . . . It speaks to the question of what it means to be American, of who belongs, and, most importantly, how we can do better as a nation at guaranteeing the basic human rights and dignities of everyone who lives and works on this soil. . . . Ms. Reddi is a tremendous talent. — Criminal Element “Riveting . . . . An enthralling and dramatic story . . . Passage West informs the reader at great depth about the history of Indian, Japanese, and Mexican immigrants in California without breaking the spell of the narrative.” — High Country News “A richly layered historical novel that tells the stories of ordinary people living in extraordinary times . . . Reddi is a meticulous researcher, history buff and, like her character Ram, a fascinating storyteller. She skillfully embeds the ubiquitous bigotry of the time in her narrative. Although the novel provides readers with a detailed view of our nation’s past indignities, the book’s themes of racism, discrimination and anti-immigration, disconcertingly resemble the divisiveness of the United States today.” — BookTrib Reddi’s engrossing first novel (after the collection Karma) explores the immigrant experience of Indian-Americans in early 20th-century California.... Reddi vividly evokes the landscape and the characters’ place in it, making the conclusion all the more wrenching. Reddi’s Steinbeck-ian tale adds a valuable contribution to the stories of immigrants in California. — Publishers Weekly “A debut novel recounts the struggles and triumphs of immigrants in California's Imperial Valley a century ago…. The sweeping narrative is deeply researched and offers a fascinating look at a historic era from a fresh perspective…. The lives of two Indian immigrants are scarred by forces still alive a century later.” — Kirkus Reviews “Reddi’s richly imagined, character-driven novel sheds light on a little-known history of Indians in the U.S. and surprisingly echoes current events. A wonderful historical saga for fans of Jane Smiley’s Some Luck.” — Booklist |
| california salton sea history: Introduction to Water in California David Carle, 2015-12-15 This thoroughly engaging, concise book tells the story of California's most precious resource, tracing the journey of water in the state from the atmosphere to the snowpack to our faucets and foods. Along the way, we learn much about California itself as the book describes its rivers, lakes, wetlands, dams, and aqueducts and discusses the role of water in agriculture, the environment, and politics. Essential reading in a state facing the future with an overextended water supply, this fascinating book shows that, for all Californians, every drop counts. New to this updated edition: * Additional maps, figures, and photos * Expanded coverage of potential impacts to precipitation, snowpack, and water supply from climate change * Updated information about the struggle for water management and potential solutions * New content about sustainable groundwater use and regulation, desalination, water recycling, stormwater capture, and current proposals for water storage and diversion *Additional table summarizing water sources for 360 California cities and towns |
| california salton sea history: Missing Water Michael J. Cohen, Christine Henges-Jeck, 2001 Report examines the flows into, and out of, the Colorado River delta region. |
| california salton sea history: Competing Visions Robert Cherny, Gretchen Lemke-Santangelo, Richard Griswold del Castillo, 2014 With a strong social emphasis and succinct narrative, COMPETING VISIONS: A HISTORY OF CALIFORNIA, 2E chronicles the stories of people who have had an impact on the state's history while presenting California as a hub of competing economic, social, and political visions. It highlights the state's cultural diversity and explicitly compares it to other Western states, the nation, and the world--illustrating the national and international significance of California's history. Its chronological organization and thematic approach enables readers to keep track of events and fully understand their significance. Telling the full story, the text concludes by discussing such current events as immigration and demographic changes, the Occupy Movement, energy challenges, and more. |
| california salton sea history: California Fault Thurston Clarke, 1997-06-15 DELIGHTFULLY ECLECTIC . . . Move over, Alexis de Tocqueville. When Thurston Clarke makes the UFO-earthquake connection halfway through Fault, he elevates himself to the first rank of America's social observers. --Los Angeles Times California has always symbolized the good life, but social problems and natural disasters have tarnished the image of the Golden State. To find out what happened to the California Dream, Clarke sets off on a remarkable journey down the San Andreas fault searching for earthquakes and good news. From the sensitive whose headaches predict earthquakes with uncanny precision to a determined dreamer at the Salton Sea who hopes someday to build a blue-collar resort along the abandoned shores, Clarke introduces us to a memorable cast of eccentrics, asking each the provocative question: What is it like living in a place that--no matter how beautiful--might suddenly, while you opened the cereal, combed your hair, or bathed the baby, strike you dead? VIVID AND CONTINUALLY SURPRISING . . . The author has an unerring ability to search out exactly the right despoiler, utopian, or local eccentric to illuminate the history and character of each stop along the way. --The New Yorker |
| california salton sea history: Jean Laffite Revealed Ashley Oliphant, Beth Yarbrough, 2021 Jean Laffite Revealed: Unraveling One of America's Longest Running Mysteries takes a fresh look at the various myths and legends surrounding the life and death of one of the last great pirates, Jean Laffite, exploring the theory that Laffite faked his death in the early 1820s and re-entered the United States under an assumed name. Beginning in New Orleans in 1805, the book traces Laffite through his rise to power as a privateer and smuggler in the Gulf, his involvement in the Battle of New Orleans, his flight to Galveston, Texas and eventual disappearance in the waters of the Caribbean, then picking up the trail as he makes a return into the country under a new identity. The tale follows Laffite's subsequent journey across the South and his eventual end in North Carolina, where he died in 1875 at the age of ninety-five. Backed up by thorough research and ample documentation, the book contradicts the prevailing thought about the disappearance and death of Laffite, making a compelling case that is sure to intrigue and inspire scholars and history buffs for many years to come-- |
| california salton sea history: Preserving the Desert Lary M. Dilsaver, 2016 National parks are different from other federal lands in the United States. Beginning in 1872 with the establishment of Yellowstone, they were largely set aside to preserve for future generations the most spectacular and inspirational features of the country, seeking the best representative examples of major ecosystems such as Yosemite, geologic forms such as the Grand Canyon, archaeological sites such as Mesa Verde, and scenes of human events such as Gettysburg. But one type of habitat--the desert--fell short of that goal in American eyes until travel writers and the Automobile Age began to change that perception. As the Park Service began to explore the better-known Mojave and Colorado deserts of southern California during the 1920s for a possible desert park, many agency leaders still carried the same negative image of arid lands shared by many Americans--that they are hostile and largely useless. But one wealthy woman--Minerva Hamilton Hoyt, from Pasadena--came forward, believing in the value of the desert, and convinced President Franklin D. Roosevelt to establish a national monument that would protect the unique and iconic Joshua trees and other desert flora and fauna. Thus was Joshua Tree National Monument officially established in 1936, with the area later expanded in 1994 when it became Joshua Tree National Park. Since 1936, the National Park Service and a growing cadre of environmentalists and recreationalists have fought to block ongoing proposals from miners, ranchers, private landowners, and real estate developers who historically have refused to accept the idea that any desert is suitable for anything other than their consumptive activities. To their dismay, Joshua Tree National Park, even with its often-conflicting land uses, is more popular today than ever, serving more than one million visitors per year who find the desert to be a place worthy of respect and preservation. Distributed for George Thompson Publishing |
| california salton sea history: Birth of the Inland Sea Ellen Lloyd Trover, 2018-12-28 Based on early Twentieth Century accounts, Birth of the Inland Sea explains how the Salton Sea came to be. With 105 early photographs and maps, plus 27 modern photographs and a map of the Sea, the book graphically sets the background for today's news that the Sea is rapidly shrinking. |
| california salton sea history: Freewaytopia: How Freeways Shaped Los Angeles Paul Haddad, 2021-10-05 Freewaytopia: How Freeways Shaped Los Angeles explores how social, economic, political, and cultural demands created the web of expressways whose very form—futuristic, majestic, and progressive—perfectly exemplifies the City of Angels. From the Arroyo Seco, which began construction during the Great Depression, to the Simi Valley and Century Freeways, which were completed in 1993, author Paul Haddad provides an entertaining and engaging history of the 527 miles of road that comprise the Los Angeles freeway system. Each of Los Angeles’s twelve freeways receives its own chapter, and these are supplemented by “Off-Ramps”—sidebars that dish out pithy factoids about Botts’ Dots, SigAlerts, and all matter of freeway lexicon, such as why Southern Californians are the only people in the country who place the word “the” in front of their interstates, as in “the 5,” or “the 101.” Freewaytopia also explores those routes that never saw the light of day. Imagine superhighways burrowing through Laurel Canyon, tunneling under the Hollywood Sign, or spanning the waters of Santa Monica Bay. With a few more legislative strokes of the pen, you wouldn’t have to imagine them—they’d already exist. Haddad notably gives voice to those individuals whose lives were inextricably connected—for better or worse—to the city’s freeways: The hundreds of thousands of mostly minority and lower-class residents who protested against their displacement as a result of eminent domain. Women engineers who excelled in a man’s field. Elected officials who helped further freeways . . . or stop them dead in their tracks. And he pays tribute to the corps of civic and state highway employees whose collective vision, expertise, and dedication created not just the most famous freeway network in the world, but feats of engineering that, at their best, achieve architectural poetry. Finally, let’s not forget the beauty queens—no freeway in Los Angeles ever opened without their royal presence. |
| california salton sea history: Hidden History Beneath Folsom Lake Kevin Knauss, 2016 The historical gold rush era sites along the North and South forks of the American River revealed when Folsom Lake dropped to record low water levels in 2015 because of drought. |
| california salton sea history: The Salton Sea [electronic Resource]: An Account of Harriman's Fight With the Colorado River George Kennan, 2023-07-18 A fascinating and detailed account of the Salton Sea and the struggles of the Harriman family to control the Colorado River. George Kennan provides a firsthand account of the engineering feats and political struggles that accompanied this massive project. The book is an important historical document for anyone interested in the history of water management in the American West. This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant. |
| california salton sea history: The Salton Sea [electronic Resource] George 1845-1924 Kennan, 2023-07-18 A fascinating and detailed account of the Salton Sea and the struggles of the Harriman family to control the Colorado River. George Kennan provides a firsthand account of the engineering feats and political struggles that accompanied this massive project. The book is an important historical document for anyone interested in the history of water management in the American West. This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant. |
Chronologic of the Salton Sea
The Salton Sea, California’s largest inland body of water, has a complex history root-ed in natural processes and human activities. Originating from the ancient Lake Cahuilla, the lake today is …
History of the Salton Sink - California
From a geological standpoint, we can view the long history of the Salton Trough from its connection with the Gulf of California during the Tertiary period (Blake 1914, Durham and …
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1964 – U.S. Navel Aerospace Recovery Facility. 1979 - Parachute Testing Transferred to China Lake. 32,000 Residential Units Sold between 1958 and 1964. Corvina, Sargo, and Gulf …
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Welcome to the Salton Sea State Recreation Area Historical Architectural Tour. Your tour will start near the Visitor Center at Varner Harbor. The Historical Architectural Tour has six stops and …
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The Salton Sea was so named in 1905, but its history begins in the Salton Basin of ancient times – a time removed some 10,000 years. The present-day Salton Sea is a body of water that …
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Today’s Sea originated in 1905 when Colorado River floodwater breached an irrigation canal and flowed uncontrolled into the basin for 18 months. Local rivers and runoff from nearby farms …
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Chapter 5b: Salton Sea Background The Salton Sea is California’s largest lake at approximately 25 miles long and up to 15 miles wide. The largest portion of the Salton Sea is in Imperial …
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The 8,000-square-mile Salton Basin, one of the most productive agricultural areas in the world, as seen by a Landsat camera. The Salton Sea serves as the drainagebasin for saline irrigation …
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The Salton Sea Authority (SSA) is a Joint Powers Authority formed in early 1990s to lead a collaborative effort to address challenges at the Sea. As articulated in the foundational …
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view that the Salton Sea is accidental and unnatural, a man-made lake in a parched desert where such an expanse of water should not be. But historical records and scientific data of various …
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Jan 3, 2001 · THE SALTON SEA --ITS BEGINNINGS The story of the Salton begins with the formation of a great shallow depression, or basin which modem explorers have called the …
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California Salton Sea History: The Salton Sea Karl Anderson,2011 The Salton Sea was an accident of man created when heavy rainfall caused the Rio Colorado to swell and breach an …
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Sep 24, 2013 · The Salton Sea is located in southern California and is considered the largest inland water body in the state. The Salton Basin, where the Salton Sea is located, has …
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Title: History of the Salton Sea Author: Carpelan, L.H. Keywords: Salton Sea, California, Colorado River, ecology, Book Section Created Date: 2/15/1999 3:38:04 PM
Our Mission Salton Sea A - California State Parks
THE SEA’S GEOLOGICAL HISTORY Geologically, the Salton Sink is a complex of faults, hills, and ancient drainages —u essentially a landlocked extension of the Gulf of California. The …
WATER BRIEF 2 Past and Future of the Salton Sea - World Water
Off in the hinterlands of remote southeastern California, the Salton Sea – an oddity created by the vagaries of human behavior and nature – shrinks slowly, perhaps irre-versibly, a hazard in the …
The Salton Sea California's Overlooked Treasure
Imperial Irrigation District, Historic Salton Sea and Imperial Irrigation District, 1960 . El Centro, California: Imperial Printers Irelan, William, First Biennial Report (being the eleventh report …
Chronologic of the Salton Sea
The Salton Sea, California’s largest inland body of water, has a complex history root-ed in natural processes and human activities. Originating from the ancient Lake Cahuilla, the lake today is …
History of the Salton Sink - California
From a geological standpoint, we can view the long history of the Salton Trough from its connection with the Gulf of California during the Tertiary period (Blake 1914, Durham and …
A Very Brief History of the Salton Sea - California State …
1964 – U.S. Navel Aerospace Recovery Facility. 1979 - Parachute Testing Transferred to China Lake. 32,000 Residential Units Sold between 1958 and 1964. Corvina, Sargo, and Gulf …
The Salton Sea: An introduction to an evolving system and …
Since its reincarnation in 1905 due to lower Colorado River flooding that partially refilled the Salton Sink, it has been California’s largest lake by surface area, covering approximately 350 …
California State Parks
Welcome to the Salton Sea State Recreation Area Historical Architectural Tour. Your tour will start near the Visitor Center at Varner Harbor. The Historical Architectural Tour has six stops and …
TIMELINE OF SALTON SEA HISTORY - riversimulator.org
The Salton Sea was so named in 1905, but its history begins in the Salton Basin of ancient times – a time removed some 10,000 years. The present-day Salton Sea is a body of water that …
Salton Sea Fact Sheet - Water Boards
Today’s Sea originated in 1905 when Colorado River floodwater breached an irrigation canal and flowed uncontrolled into the basin for 18 months. Local rivers and runoff from nearby farms …
Chapter 5b: Salton Sea - South Coast Air Quality …
Chapter 5b: Salton Sea Background The Salton Sea is California’s largest lake at approximately 25 miles long and up to 15 miles wide. The largest portion of the Salton Sea is in Imperial …
hrough out its 10,000-year life - California
Floodwaters continue to fill Salton Sea until, in February, Southern Pacific Railroad closes the river breach. Thinking the Salton Sea would be gone by the 1920s, the U.S. Government …
The Salton Sea - yesterday and today - The Partnership
Anyone interested in the history and water developments of the lower Colorado River, Imperial Valley, and the below-sea level Salton Sea, the largest lake in California. why read this book? …
Case history: Salton Basin - USDA ARS
The 8,000-square-mile Salton Basin, one of the most productive agricultural areas in the world, as seen by a Landsat camera. The Salton Sea serves as the drainagebasin for saline irrigation …
Salton Sea Authority Formation and Legislative History
The Salton Sea Authority (SSA) is a Joint Powers Authority formed in early 1990s to lead a collaborative effort to address challenges at the Sea. As articulated in the foundational …
Formation of California's Salton Sea in 1905-07 was not …
view that the Salton Sea is accidental and unnatural, a man-made lake in a parched desert where such an expanse of water should not be. But historical records and scientific data of various …
Salton Sea California's Overlooked Treasure
Jan 3, 2001 · THE SALTON SEA --ITS BEGINNINGS The story of the Salton begins with the formation of a great shallow depression, or basin which modem explorers have called the …
California Salton Sea History (PDF) - old.icapgen.org
California Salton Sea History: The Salton Sea Karl Anderson,2011 The Salton Sea was an accident of man created when heavy rainfall caused the Rio Colorado to swell and breach an …
Overview of Management and Restoration Activities in …
Sep 24, 2013 · The Salton Sea is located in southern California and is considered the largest inland water body in the state. The Salton Basin, where the Salton Sea is located, has …
History of the Salton Sea - California
Title: History of the Salton Sea Author: Carpelan, L.H. Keywords: Salton Sea, California, Colorado River, ecology, Book Section Created Date: 2/15/1999 3:38:04 PM
Our Mission Salton Sea A - California State Parks
THE SEA’S GEOLOGICAL HISTORY Geologically, the Salton Sink is a complex of faults, hills, and ancient drainages —u essentially a landlocked extension of the Gulf of California. The …
WATER BRIEF 2 Past and Future of the Salton Sea - World …
Off in the hinterlands of remote southeastern California, the Salton Sea – an oddity created by the vagaries of human behavior and nature – shrinks slowly, perhaps irre-versibly, a hazard in the …
The Salton Sea California's Overlooked Treasure
Imperial Irrigation District, Historic Salton Sea and Imperial Irrigation District, 1960 . El Centro, California: Imperial Printers Irelan, William, First Biennial Report (being the eleventh report …
