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The Salton Sea, California’s second largest lake, a terminal salt water inland lake located within California’s Riverside and Imperial counties. The Salton Sea was noted for its fast salt water boat races, fishery, camping, and migratory bird watching opportunities. (Salton Sea State Recreation Area 2016 and USBR 2007). The Salton Sea was formed in 1905 when the Colorado River breached an irrigation canal flooding the prehistoric area of Lake Cahuilla (Salton Sea State Recreation Area 2016 and Iovenko 2015). During the 1950s Palms Spring population and housing expansion highlighted nearby Salton Sea as a nearby resort and recreational and resort area. Salton Sea’s below sea level depth surface and higher than normal salt water content of

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