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Salton Sea

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[sawl-tuhn, -tn] / ˈsɔl tən, -tn /

noun

  1. a shallow saline lake in S California, in the Imperial Valley, formed by the diversion of water from the Colorado River into a salt-covered depression Salton Sink. 236 feet (72 meters) below sea level.


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To test the system, researchers used synthetic brines designed to mimic conditions at California's Salton Sea, a geothermal region believed to contain enough lithium to supply more than 375 million EV batteries.

From Science Daily May 23, 2026

"And there are promising lithium-rich brines, like those in California's Salton Sea, where this method simply can't be used at all."

From Science Daily May 23, 2026

Imagine the salty lake beds of Mono Lake, the Salton Sea or Death Valley’s Badwater, but surrounded by green hills.

From Los Angeles Times Apr. 10, 2026

The dust doesn’t come only from the Salton Sea playa.

From Los Angeles Times Apr. 9, 2026

A placard in the window of the Salton Sea Realty and Development Company declares closed/cerrado.

From "Into the Wild" by Jon Krakauer

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