Salton Sea

[sawl-tuhn, -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.

Example Sentences

“Many of the pages of ‘Salt Bones’ were drafted while we were living in Chula Vista and making trips back to the Salton Sea and surrounding communities for research.

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When averaged over the year, Imperial Valley and Salton Sea Basin have twice the state limit for larger particles.

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It is a line that haunts the Salton Sea region, where Givhan has set her latest novel and infuses the toxic air upon which her characters must survive.

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A decade ago, my comadre told me the Salton Sea was drying, releasing toxic dust that could turn the Imperial Valley into a ghost town.

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From 1905-07, the Colorado flooded in the region, filling what became known as the Salton Sea.

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