Once a stretch of fertile farmland, the area is now underwater. In a surprising turn of events, Tulare Lake– a natural lake ...

Once the largest body of freshwater west of the Mississippi, Tulare Lake in California's San Joaquin Valley vanished over a ...

By the time those releases ended on Sunday, water had flowed at maximum levels in rivers and canals and into retention basins, including Tulare Lake south of Hanford. The water soaked into the ...

That water was discharged into the dry lakebed of Tulare Lake, according to a letter from Sen. Alex Padilla to Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth. “This release is extremely concerning,” Cooley ...

After a disappearance lasting over 130 years, California’s Tulare Lake has returned, reclaiming its place in the San Joaquin Valley and swallowing approximately 94,000 acres of private farmland.

The Tachi Yokut tribe historically relied on Tulare Lake for sustenance. The lake's return prompts reevaluation of historical water management practices. Once the largest body of freshwater west ...