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This Lake Disappeared 130 Years Ago—Now It’s Back, and Scientists Are Stunned
Tulare Lake, once a sprawling body of freshwater in California’s San Joaquin Valley, disappeared over a century ago, only to ...
Los Angeles Times1y
Tulare Lake’s ghostly rebirth brings wonder — and hardship. Inside a community’s resilience
TULARE LAKE BASIN, Calif. — In the lowlands of the San Joaquin Valley, last winter’s torrential storms revived an ancient body of water drained and dredged decades ago, its clay lakebed ...
Los Angeles Times1y
What’s in the mysterious waters of Tulare Lake? Contaminants, egrets and many unknowns
TULARE LAKE SHORELINE, Calif. — Out on the water, a silence hangs in the air and the sun’s harsh glare reflects off the lake’s still surface. Small fish float belly-up alongside snakelike ...
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Ghost lake returns: Tulare Lake resurfaces after 130 years, submerging 94,000 acres of farmland
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 New York Times1y
A Vast Lake Has Captivated California Where Farms Stood a Year Ago
Tulare Lake re-emerged after intense storms battered the state this winter, and will likely remain in the Central Valley for months — and maybe years — to come. Share full article Three months ...
The New York Times2y
Tulare Lake Was Drained Off the Map. Nature Would Like a Word.
Roads and farms are being flooded outside Corcoran, Calif., where the vast Tulare Lake once existed.Credit...Mark Abramson for The New York Times Supported by By Soumya Karlamangla and Shawn ...
New York Post6mon
California ‘ghost lake’ re-emerges after 130 years, drowning 94,000 acres of farmland
A California “ghost lake” that disappeared in the 19th century is making its grand return after 130 years, swallowing up 94,000 acres and counting of private farmland. The Tulare Lake in ...
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Return of Tulare Lake: Farmland impacted as lake basin fills in Kings County
KINGS COUNTY, Calif. (KFSN) -- In Kings County, floodwater is now covering a large area of agricultural land in the Tulare Lake Basin. The water levels are something we haven't seen in nearly four ...
The Fresno Bee2y
The growing Tulare Lake now is visible from outer space. See NASA’s latest satellite images
Tulare Lake as seen from an earth-orbiting satellite on Feb. 1, 2023, left, and on April 30, 2023, showing the increased flooding of the formerly dry lakebed from winter storms and spring snowmelt ...
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Agricultural fields in California's Tulare Lake Basin could be underwater for years to come, experts say
Central California's Tulare Lake is filled past the brim, but with the blessings of an ample water supply also comes a curse: spillage that experts say could continue to drown fields and roadways ...
The Fresno Bee2y
How long could a refilled Tulare Lake stick around? The answer lies in the Corcoran clay
A farming ranch is surrounded by floodwater in the old Tulare Lake basin area of Kings County south of Corcoran on Thursday, March 23, 2023. CRAIG KOHLRUSS [email protected] For modern-day ...