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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- A saline lake of southeast California in the Imperial Valley region of the Colorado Desert. It was a salt-covered depression known as the Salton Sink until 1905, when flood waters of the Colorado River formed the lake.
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- noun a saltwater lake in southeastern California
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Examples
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Until the river was wrestled under control two years later, the Colorado poured into what became known as the Salton Sea, a lake that is still the largest body of water in California.
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His table was at a window that looked out at the blue-white sheath called the Salton Sea and then farther east to the Chocolate Mountains.
The Black Ice Connelly, Michael, 1956- 1993
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The Salton Sea is the "fastest" saltwater body on Earth -- literally -- because of the buoyancy of the water and the density of the air at more that 200 feet below sea level.
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Opponents used the litigation to challenge the state's commitment to pay for restoring the Salton Sea, which is fed by Colorado River irrigation channels.
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The plan committed California state government and a collection of water suppliers to pay up to $133 million toward restoring the Salton Sea, which is fed by the Colorado River irrigation channels that were being diverted.
Home 2010
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The Salton Sea is the "fastest" saltwater body on Earth -- literally -- because of the buoyancy of the water and the density of the air at more that 200 feet below sea level.
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The plan committed California state government and a collection of water suppliers to pay up to $133 million toward restoring the Salton Sea, which is fed by the Colorado River irrigation channels that were being diverted.
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Critics challenged the state's commitment to pay for restoring the Salton Sea, which is fed by Colorado River irrigation channels.
Durangoherald.com 2009
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Critics challenged the state's commitment to pay for restoring the Salton Sea, which is fed by Colorado River irrigation channels.
Durangoherald.com 2009
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Critics challenged the state's commitment to pay for restoring the Salton Sea, which is fed by Colorado River irrigation channels.
Durangoherald.com 2009
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