[HangThemHigh]

"Nevada could get ocean water right to their door — by having a canal from the Gulf of California to Death Valley. Instead of that valley being below sea level, it would be an inland sea — kept filled by inflowing seawater."

The water will get saltier and saltier as it evaporates and they take out fresh water. They would need a return flow to keep the salt constant.

[Solitar]

"Nevada could get ocean water right to their door — by having a canal from the Gulf of California to Death Valley. Instead of that valley being below sea level, it would be an inland sea — kept filled by inflowing seawater."

---------- The water will get saltier and saltier as it evaporates and they take out fresh water. They would need a return flow to keep the salt constant.

But that would take centuries -- and meanwhile, the inflow would generate lots of electricity -- and it would make Las Vegas a seaport city. Before it gets too salty the Snake River could be diverted from Twin Falls (elev 3745 ft) into Nevada -- there's more electricity.