[Kimmers]

Wow, that was interesting.....never knew this ever existed....thank you for a very interesting, thought provoking post.....

[knews_hound]

I fondly remember fishing in the Salton Sea back in the 60’s and 70’s.

Much has changed since then and the decline is huge. What a shame considering what it might have been.

Cheers,

knewshound

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[Molon Labbie]

Excellent, never heard of this either.

Great source material for a Fallout: New Vegas Downloadable Content.

[douginthearmy]

Thanks for the post! Learned something new that I never would have guessed.

[manic4organic]

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[mrreaganaut]

And to think, it will only cost $100 million to ‘save’ it! All those imaginary voters along the shoreline can rejoice at their effective representation in Congress!

/sarc

[Oratam]

I only recently learned it’s creation was a mistake. Shocking as I remember seeing it on wall-size classroom maps of the United States when I was but a lad.

[Melian]

Wow. I’ve lived here my whole life and never been there. I certainly never knew it was created by man. What a strange place. This was a very interesting film.

[DesertSapper]

Watched a NatGeo show on the Salton Sea a few years back. Very interesting stuff.

[6SJ7]

Wow. I had no idea such a place exists or existed. Wild.

[Fiji Hill]

I recall when the Salton Sea was a tourist resort in the 1960's and attracted visitors from the Los Angeles area. However, when we vacationed in the area, we usually headed for Martinez Lake on the Colorado River near Yuma, Ariz. I understand that tilapia, which can live in very salty water, can still be caught in the Salton Sea.

[Rocky]

Nice video. Makes it sound like there was never water there before the “accident.” Love the line where the narrator says, “I like to go there to get a glimpse of what the world will look like after we’re gone.” Too many Mad Max movies, maybe?

For the real history of the sea, you will need to go to other sources. Wikipedia has a decent write-up. There’s been water there off and on for hundreds of thousands of years.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Salton_Sea

[JRios1968]

A short film about my favorite post-apocalyptic hell-hole...

Detroit?

[tarawa]

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