Salton Sea

Summary

Salton Sea is an endorheic lake^[1]. It draws 2,492 Wikipedia views per month (endorheic_lake category, ranking #3 of 19).^[2]

Key Facts

• Salton Sea is located in Imperial County^[3].
• Salton Sea is located in Riverside County^[4].
• Salton Sea is in the country of United States^[5].
• Salton Sea's instance of is recorded as endorheic lake^[6].
• Salton Sea's instance of is recorded as rift lake^[7].
• Salton Sea's instance of is recorded as salt lake^[8].
• Salton Sea's inflows is recorded as Alamo River^[9].
• Salton Sea's inflows is recorded as New River^[10].
• Salton Sea's inflows is recorded as Whitewater River^[11].
• Salton Sea's outflows is recorded as evaporation^[12].
• Salton Sea's basin country is recorded as United States^[13].
• Salton Sea's basin country is recorded as Mexico^[14].
• Salton Sea's Commons category is recorded as Salton Sea^[15].
• Salton Sea's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 33.3377, 'lon': -115.8391}^[16].
• Salton Sea's located in/on physical feature is recorded as Colorado Desert^[17].
• Salton Sea's official website is recorded as http://www.saltonsea.ca.gov^[18].
• Salton Sea's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Salton Sea^[19].
• Salton Sea's native label is recorded as {'lang': 'en-us', 'text': 'Salton Sea'}^[20].
• Salton Sea sits at an elevation of {'unit': 'Q3710', 'amount': '-234'}^[21].
• Salton Sea sits at an elevation of {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '-71.3'}^[22].
• Salton Sea covers an area of {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+888'}^[23].
• Salton Sea's height is recorded as {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+13'}^[24].
• Salton Sea's watershed area is recorded as {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+21652'}^[25].
• Salton Sea's salinity is recorded as {'unit': 'Q181011', 'amount': '+56'}^[26].
• Salton Sea's vertical depth is recorded as {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+15'}^[27].

Body

Geography

Salton Sea is in the country of United States^[5]. Located in include Imperial County^[3], a county of California^[28], in United States^[29], founded in 1907^[30] and Riverside County^[4], a county of California^[31], in United States^[32], founded in 1893^[33].

Physical Characteristics

Salton Sea covers an area of {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+888'}^[23]. Elevations include {'unit': 'Q3710', 'amount': '-234'}^[21] and {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '-71.3'}^[22].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include endorheic lake^[6], rift lake^[7], and salt lake^[8].

Why It Matters

Salton Sea draws 2,492 Wikipedia views per month (endorheic_lake category, ranking #3 of 19).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 25 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[34] It is known by 19 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[35]