What is Salton Sea?
[[Image:Newriverwatershed-1-.jpg|thumb|right|250px|Map of the Salton Sea, [[New River]] and [[Alamo River]].]] [[File:This true-color image of Salton Sea in Southern California.jpg|thumb|Satellite Image of the salton sea]] The '''Salton Sea''' is a large inland [[lake]] in the [[United States]] state of [[California]]. There are no rivers which flow out of it (making it an [[Endorheic basin|endorheic]] lake), making it an extremely saline lake. It is approximately {{convert|35|mi|km}} long from north to south, and {{convert|15|mi|km}} wide from east to west. It is well below sea level, with its surface elevation at {{convert|-226|ft|m}}, and its deepest part is {{convert|52|ft|m}} deep. The [[New River]] and [[Alamo River]] flow in from the south, while the [[Whitewater River]] flows in from the north. It was created in 1905, when heavy rain flooded the [[Colorado River]] and caused it to flow into the basin that now holds the Salton Sea.<ref>{{Cite web|title=The Salton Sea, CA - DesertUSA|url=https://www.desertusa.com/salton-sea/about-salton-sea.html|access-date=2022-03-07|website=www.desertusa.com}}</ref> == References == <references /> {{Colorado River system}} {{List of seas}} {{US-geo-stub}} [[Category:Lakes of California]] [[Category:Imperial County, California]] [[Category:Geography of Riverside County, California]]