CALIPATRIA– A 4.3-magnitude earthquake struck near the Salton Sea early Friday morning, jolting residents and triggering a ...

The Salton Sea lies about 242 feet below sea level in the Salton Trough, which over thousands of years has cycled between filling with Colorado River water and drying out.

A gauge maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey shows the Salton Sea’s water level rising by a little over 2 inches following the storm. “It’s not nothing, but not that much.

The man-made Salton Sea is a haven for birdlife in the Colorado Desert of southeast California. ... few species besides tilapia are able to withstand such high salt content 228 feet below sea level.

Lake level drop: Since the early 2000s, the Salton Sea has lost about 4 meters (nearly 15 feet) of depth. Thermal stratification breakdown: The lake used to have distinct layers of water at ...

Restore the Salton Sea not to its former size but to its role in the ecosystem. ... More than 400 bird species have been found at the sea, and 46 of those have some level of state or federal ...

The California Salton Sea Management Program lists 18 restoration projects, ... Arthur said. At that level, the water can support native desert pupfish, along with tilapia, ...

But as farmers face water cuts due to drought and an ever drier Colorado River, the Salton Sea stands to lose again. Skip to content Skip to site index ... more than 200 feet below sea level.

The Salton Sea: Life and death in an inland ocean. Season 10 Episode 1005 | 26m 46s Video has Closed Captions | CC. Exploring a once booming tourist mecca that is now a nearly dead body of water.

The Salton Sea is nearly twice as salty as the ocean, laden with agricultural runoff and susceptible to algal blooms that spew hydrogen sulfide, a noxious gas.It’s also a haven to more than 400 ...

At 35 miles long and 15 miles wide, the Salton Sea is California’s largest lake. Its most recent incarnation formed in 1905, when the Colorado River breached an irrigation canal and millions of ...