View Salton Sea California Swing Pics. Exploring the area's best hikes, food & strange attractionssalton sea is a strange and unique place in southern california that was. The san andreas fault begins nearby and in 2016 the salton sea occupies the salton basin, a remnant of prehistoric lake cahuilla.

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The salton sea is located right on the san andreas fault in california's imperial and coachella valleys. The salton sea is a shallow, landlocked body of water that has a high concentration of salts in riverside and imperial counties. It was 1898 when captain charles e.

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The salton sea is about to shrink drastically. Its salinity level is 44 parts per thousand versus 35 parts per thousand for the pacific ocean. Explore camper reviews and photos of the campgrounds in salton sea state recreation area. I'm sure it is less enjoyable when the temperature are over 100.