Salton Sea Recreation Area
An ancient dried-up bed of a lake became an actual "sea" again in 1905. Having broken through an irrigation canal in Imperial Valley, the Colorado River flooded over into the old bed and filled it to a depth of 82ft/25m and a diameter of almost 250ft/75m. The river continued to flood until 1907; the resultant lake (now 30mi/48km long and 8-14mi/13-23km wide, with a surface of 235ft/74m and lying below sea-level) has no outlets, apart from some ditches dug to lead water away.
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Recreation Area
The Salton Sea State Recreation Area has been created on the northern bank. This area, covering 16,680 acres/6,672 hectares, provides 175 well-equipped camping sites, which are especially popular with fishermen and water-sport enthusiasts (water-skiing, boats) and naturalists (walks, bird-watching).
The Salton Sea State Recreation Area has been created on the northern bank. This area, covering 16,680 acres/6,672 hectares, provides 175 well-equipped camping sites, which are especially popular with fishermen and water-sport enthusiasts (water-skiing, boats) and naturalists (walks, bird-watching).
