Salton Sea
saline lake in Imperial and Riverside counties in California, United States
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Summary
Salton Sea is an endorheic lake[1]. It draws 9,561 Wikipedia views per month (endorheic lake category, ranking #3 of 19).[2]
Key Facts
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: Imperial County[3], Riverside County[4]
- Country: United States[5]
- Instance of: rift lake[6], salt lake[7]
- Inflows: Alamo River[8], New River[9], Whitewater River[10]
- Outflows: evaporation[11]
- Basin country: United States[12], Mexico[13]
- Commons category: Salton Sea[14]
- Coordinate location: 33.3377, -115.8391[15]
- Located in/on physical feature: Colorado Desert[16]
- Official website: http://www.saltonsea.ca.gov[17]
- Topic's main category: Category:Salton Sea[18]
- Native label: Salton Sea[19]
- Elevation above sea level: -234[20], -71.3[21]
- Area: 888[22]
- Height: 13[23]
- Watershed area: 21,652[24]
- Salinity: 56[25]
- Vertical depth: 15[26]
- Maintained by WikiProject: WikiProject Lakes[27], WikiProject Environment[28], WikiProject California[29], Inland Empire task force[30], WikiProject Southern California[31]
Why It Matters
Salton Sea has Wikipedia articles in 25 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[32] It is known by 37 alternative names across languages and contexts.[33]