A Very Brief History of the Salton Sea€¦ · A Very Brief History of the Salton Sea WATER...
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A Very Brief History of the Salton Sea
WATER RESOURCE INSTITUTE
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The Formation of the Salton Sea
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Charles R. RockwoodCalifornia Development Company
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California Development Company brings water to the desert.
Imperial Land Company sells land to farmers.
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Imperial Valley
Farming
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Silt blocks original intake.
Unprotected cut made just below the border.
Additional unprotected cut made farther south.
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E.H. HarrimanPresident,
Southern Pacific Railroad Company
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Southern Pacific spends millions
to control the river
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The Pioneers
• Capt. Davis
• Gus Eiler
• Helen Burns
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Gus Eiler’s, Date Palm Beach
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Helen Burns, Salton Sea Beach
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The War Years
Seaplane Operational Area, Salton Sea
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Seaplane Operational
Area, Salton Sea 1939-1942
Date Palm Beach Resort
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Sandy Beach Permanent Seaplane Base Site
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Army Air Force Practices A Bomb Drops at the Salton Sea -1944/45.
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Salton Sea Test Base (1946 – 1961)
• Army Manhattan District – Sandia Laboratory 1946
• Atomic Energy Commission (AEC) –Sandia Corporation 1947 – 1961
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Salton Sea Facility taken over by NAF, El Centro in 1961 for
parachute testing
• 1964 – U.S. Navel Aerospace Recovery Facility.
• 1973 – National Parachute Test Range
• 1979 - Parachute Testing Transferred to China Lake.
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The Boom Times• Real Estate Development
• The Yacht Clubs
• Water Sports
• Sport Fishing
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North Shore Beach• Yacht Club• Motel• Boat Landing/Marina• Beach & Play Ground• Landing Strip• Proposed Real Estate Development
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North Shore Beach
Estates
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North Shore:* Beach* Yacht Club * Motel
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2010
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Salton Bay Yacht Club
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Salton Riviera (Salton City)
• 19,600 Acre Subdivision
• 260 Miles of fresh Water Lines
• 250 miles of Paved Roads
• Electrical & Sewer Service
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Sales:• 4.25 Million Dollars in Sales – 1958• 32,000 Residential Units Sold between
1958 and 1964.
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Salton City Today
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Desert Shores:
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Water Sportsat the
Salton Sea
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Boat Racing at the Salton
Sea
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Boat Racing
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Swimming & Picnicking at the Salton Sea
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Boating
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Water Skiing
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Santa skisthe
Salton Sea
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Fishing at the Salton Sea
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31+ Species of Fish introduced into the Salton Sea in 1951
Only Corvina, Sargo, and Gulf Croaker survived.
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Sport Fishing on the Salton Sea
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The Bust Times:
• Floods
• Water quality declines.
• Sport fishing dies out.
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Flooding• Increased Irrigation• Hurricanes/Tropical Storms:
• Kathleen - 1976
• Doreen - 1977
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Flooding
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The Salton Sea has never recovered from the
economic devastation of the late 1970s.