Imagine waking up to find a massive lake where your farm used to be. That’s exactly what happened to farmers in California’s ...

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

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 ...

Tulare Lake wasn’t always something from the past. Back in the 1800s, it was the largest freshwater lake west of the Mississippi River. But things started to change in the late 19th century.

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 ...

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 ...