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1906 Salton Sink Topo Map
Click to embiggen - each of the large versions are ~700k.
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Embiggen?
I'll buy that, if it isn't a word, it should be!
[Edited on 3-7-2015 by AKgringo]
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Way cool...
Mexicala?
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I missed that - I think it's south of Calexica.
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Whered you get this? very cool
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"Water surface 253 feet below mean sea level, depth 34 feet"
-253 + -34= -287
Depth of Death Valley, -282 feet below sea level.
That makes the Salton Sink the lowest place in N. America before flooding(?)
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Quote: Originally posted by Bwana_John  | "Water surface 253 feet below mean sea level, depth 34 feet"
-253 + -34= -287
Depth of Death Valley, -282 feet below sea level.
That makes the Salton Sink the lowest place in N. America before flooding(?) |
Corrected measurements? from Wiki:
The Salton Sea is a shallow, saline, endorheic rift lake located directly on the San Andreas Fault, predominantly in California's Imperial and
Coachella valleys.
The lake occupies the lowest elevations of the Salton Sink in the Colorado Desert of Imperial and Riverside counties in Southern California. Its
surface is 234.0 ft (71.3 m) below sea level. The deepest point of the sea is 5 ft (1.5 m) higher than the lowest point of Death Valley.
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Endorheic?
What is 'Endorheic'? At least with 'Embiggen', everyone knew what Stuck meant!
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wow
So cool, it shows Sunset Spring. Been looking for years. Now I see it is at elevation -43. That puts it in the irrigated area just North East of
Holtville.
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I'll share the link on Monday (don't have it where I am now). One of the California universities has an archive collection of California topo maps.
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| Quote: Originally posted by StuckSucks |
I'll share the link on Monday (don't have it where I am now). One of the California universities has an archive collection of California topo maps.
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Back in the '60's when I attended San Diego State College (now University), the Geography Dept. had a wonderful collection of Baja CA topo maps, as
well as many other old maps of Baja CA. I assume they still do. They were kept in the Cartography Lab.....
Barry
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StuckSucks
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| Quote: Originally posted by Barry A. | | Back in the '60's when I attended San Diego State College (now University), the Geography Dept. had a wonderful collection of Baja CA topo maps, as
well as many other old maps of Baja CA. |
Unfortunately the collection I ran into is only California, but lots of cool old stuff, e.g., Owens Valley when there was a river and lakes there.
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These California topos are from Chico State. In alphabetical order, starting with A:
http://archives.csuchico.edu/cdm/search/collection/coll28/or...
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What a treasure those are!
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i'm reading a great nonfiction right now that deals with the formation and non-development of the salton sea...it's called The Emerald
Mile....fascinating!!!!
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Very interesting. We find ourselves looking out over the Salton Sea while always spending some of each winter at the Fountain Of Youth. Bombay Beach
is ten miles away by road, and our GPS says we are located at 6 feet above sea level while others have said the horseshoe pitches, a couple of streets
below us, are at sea level. The hot springs, warming large amounts of fresh water through heat exchangers, make the rv resort what it is, with all the
amenities available acting quite like icing on a big cake. We love the surrounding area as well, with its mud pots (once used to collect carbon
dioxide to make dry ice) the volcanic field of obsidian, the expansive area open for off road travel, the nearby oasis, the Bradshaw Trail and
canyons. A bit father afield is the Sony Bono Wildlife Bird viewing area with lots of snow geese and Sandhill cranes. Thanks for posting! The railway,
by the way, has just twinned its track through the area, and nice to see where the original track was at one time.
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A quick view of the Salton Sea, yields one almost strange aspect: one can never see a boat plying its waters!
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| Quote: Originally posted by daveB | | A quick view of the Salton Sea, yields one almost strange aspect: one can never see a boat plying its waters! |
Not any more... it is a dead sea... but there are still a lot of sea birds on it. Back in the 50's, 60's, and 70's it was booming! There was a boat
race called the Salton Sea 500 (my dad raced it) and the shore line was filled with campers and the motels were booked.
How sad to go there now and see a ghost town. The shore line has dropped leaving the few occupied homes on dried out marinas.
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Yes, David, we're missing a long period of history as we drive by or stay at a hot springs resort. Easy to tell there were better times if visiting a
place like Bombay Beach (great burgers at the Legion!) but exactly what went on? Thanks for filling in just a bit of it, as you remember the boat
racing.
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Wasn't there an annual "Salton Sea Marlin Tournament'?
No actual marlin were harmed of course, but it was a reason to gather there. Sort of like the pig races in Mulege, or ground hog day some places!
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