Salton Sea
Sal·ton Sea
S0048900 (sôl′tən)Sal′ton Sea′
(ˈsɔl tn)n.
Noun | 1. | Salton Sea - a saltwater lake in southeastern California |
单词 | salton sea | |||
释义 | Salton SeaSal·ton SeaS0048900 (sôl′tən)Sal′ton Sea′(ˈsɔl tn)n.
Salton SeaSalton Sea(sôl`tən), saline lake, 370 sq mi (958 sq km), northern part of the Imperial Valley, SE Calif.; 232 ft (71 m) below sea level. The area was anciently the northern part of the Gulf of California, but during the Pleistocene the Colorado River delta grew across the gulf, severing the Imperial Valley from the gulf. Subsequently, during periods of plentiful rainfall, a lake formed in the region, but when the Spaniards arrived (c.1600) the area was a salt-covered depression that became known as Salton Sink. In 1905 a flood on the Colorado overwhelmed an irrigation canal and broke its levees; the river flowed into the sink for two years before being checked. The water level rose due to runoff from surrounding mountains and irrigation systems, but in recent years the sea's size has decreased due to drought, improvements in irrigation that reduced excess water for runoff, and the transfer of water away from the Imperial Valley to urban areas. As a result, salinity has increased, and fertilizer and pesticide pollution has grown, harming both fish and bird life as well as the once-thriving tourist trade. Airborne dust from the now-exposed dry lakebed also is a health hazard. A state park and a national wildlife refuge are on its shores. The sea has been an important stopping point on the Pacific flyway, but increased salinity and pollution threatens to make the sea inhospitable.Salton Seaa salt lake in the southwestern part of the United States, in California’s Saltón Trough. It occupies an area of approximately 630 sq km. In especially dry years, the lake exists as a collection of individual pools. The lake’s normal water level is 75 m below sea level, and the maximum depth is 6 m. Saltón Sea was formed through the separation of part of the Gulf of California by the delta of the Colorado River. It is fed by irrigation waters discharged into it from the Imperial Valley, which adjoins the lake on the south. Salton Sea
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