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David K
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There's been talk over the years about a canal system all the way up to a port near Indio which I think is pretty much downhill. It would be cool but
there's no money now and probably never will be. |
Indio is north of, and higher up than the Salton Sea (sink)... the canal that was once proposed was to go south to the Sea of Cortez. The idea was to
flush the Salton Sea and return its salt level to that which is closer to the ocean (and flush out the selenium and other agri-cchemicals). Calexico
and Mexicali (which are between the Saton Sea and the Sea of Cortez) are at sea level, and thus also higher than the Salton Sea (which I think is
about 240 feet below sea level).
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Here's part of what is under there
High tech sonar mapping off the coast of Mulege'
http://www.ceoe.udel.edu/deepsea/dailynews/neatstuff/day/21....
Undoubtedly, there are people who cannot afford to give the anchor of sanity even the slightest tug. Sam Harris
"The situation is far too dire for pessimism."
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Wow! 2,000 meter deep throughs.
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David K
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Cool link... this was in there:
Extreme 2000 scientists will dive to depths of about 1.5 miles in the Guaymas Basin in the Sea of Cortés. This area of the seafloor features unique
hydrothermal vent sites, where there are high levels of petroleum (oil). There's evidence that some bacteria at the Guaymas vents are able to degrade
this oil into non-toxic or less toxic compounds (a process called biodegradation).
Is Pemex reading this?
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vgabndo
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Thanks David, I found it interesting that this great mapping was done on the "flip side" of the major expedition. They were primarily deploying the
Alvin deep submersible, and did the mapping at night while they were cruising and charging Alvins batteries!
This tectonic rift extending past the mouth of the gulf is getting a lot of attention as it appears to be getting warmer. (If I have properly
interpreted the science.) There must be hundreds of seismometers down there.
Undoubtedly, there are people who cannot afford to give the anchor of sanity even the slightest tug. Sam Harris
"The situation is far too dire for pessimism."
Bill Kauth
Carl Sagan said, "We are a way for the cosmos to know itself."
PEACE, LOVE AND FISH TACOS
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Barry A.
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| Quote: | Originally posted by David K
| Quote: | Originally posted by Dave
There's been talk over the years about a canal system all the way up to a port near Indio which I think is pretty much downhill. It would be cool but
there's no money now and probably never will be. |
Indio is north of, and higher up than the Salton Sea (sink)... the canal that was once proposed was to go south to the Sea of Cortez. The idea was to
flush the Salton Sea and return its salt level to that which is closer to the ocean (and flush out the selenium and other agri-cchemicals). Calexico
and Mexicali (which are between the Saton Sea and the Sea of Cortez) are at sea level, and thus also higher than the Salton Sea (which I think is
about 240 feet below sea level). |
Just to be picky--------My understanding, David, is that the Salton Sea bottom is about 275 feet below sea level, slighly higher than "Bad Water" in
Death Valley at 282 feet below sea level. The surface of the Salton Sea is probably about the 240 feet below SL that you state.
I believe that the highest elevation between the Salton Sea (surface water level) and the SOC at 'sea level' is only 30 feet above Sea Level, but
there would be a LOT of digging as there is a lot of earth between the Salton Sea and the SOC. Not practical, as I see it.
Barry
Barry
[Edited on 9-8-2011 by Barry A.]
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4TH JASON PROJECT..TUBE WORMS OF THE SEA OF CORTEZ...1993.
REMEMBER THAT, MULEGE?
GOOD TIMES WITH THE RESEARCH MEMBERS ...'FLYING' THE LITTLE GUY...'ARGO'..TUBE WORMS FEEDING NEAR VOLCANIC VENTS 7,000 FT DOWN.
AN INTERACTIVE EXPERIENCE WITH HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS OF STUDENTS WORLD-WIDE.
A NEW WAY TO STUDY AND LEARN ABOUT.....LIFE.
THE ROMANTIC LIGHTS AT SEA NIGHTTIMES FROM EL PATRON'S CANTINA..
A SAUCY NAVY LT. NAMED 'C'....BE STILL, MY HEART...AND HELP ME KEEP MY MOUTH SHUT.. 
I do what the voices in my tackle box tell me.
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rocks, mud & a few fish
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| Quote: | "ROCKS, MUD, AND A FEW FISH"---Originally posted by bajadave1
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You OBVIOUSLY are NOT a Geographer!!! 
Barry
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I'm a realist
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That's like the disappointed husband after the Machu Pichu trip:
"All there was was ruins everywhere"
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