HISTORY OF TULARE LAKE. The history of the old Tulare Lake has long fascinated author Mark Arax of Fresno, whose book “The King of California,” co-authored with Rick Wartzman, tells how the ...

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 ...

The historic and long-gone Tulare Lake is on the verge of dramatically reappearing because atmospheric rivers pounding California are leaving water managers with no other place to divert flood ...

Tulare Lake stretches out in the distance like an inland sea in this May 1 aerial photo. Lois Henry / SJV Water Water in Tulare Lake has swallowed a farm south of Corcoran in this March 2023 photo.

The growing Tulare Lake now is visible from outer space. See NASA’s latest satellite images. Tim Sheehan. ... 2023 south of the City of Corcoran where flooding is re-creating the old Tulare Lake.

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 ...

While the old lake was large, reportedly the largest lake west of the Mississippi River, it was also shallow, about 37 feet deep in years such as 1853 and other high-water years.

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 ...

Allensworth, on the edge of the old Tulare Lake, was founded more than 100 years ago as a self-sufficient Black community. Col. Allensworth State Historic Park is nearby.

Allensworth, on the edge of the old Tulare Lake, was founded more than 100 years ago as a self-sufficient Black community. Col. Allensworth State Historic Park is nearby.

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 ...