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Salton Sea

Local Name(s)
Alternate Name(s)
Continent North America 1
Country (State, Province, or Territory) United States (California)
Latitude 33.27314 ° 1
Longitude -115.761566 ° 1
Elevation (m) -70 1
Surface Area (km2) 950 1
Watershed Area (km2)
Volume (km3)
Mean Depth (m)
Maximum Depth (m) 15 1
Fresh/Salt Salt 1
Geologic Origin Fluviatile 1
Trophic Status Eutrophic 23
Climate Arid: Hot Desert 3
Arid: Hot Steppe 3

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