See the rebirth of California’s ‘phantom’ Tulare Lake in striking before-and-after images
LA TimesA pipe yard on 10th Avenue in Corcoran is submerged as the resurgent Tulare Lake continued to expand last week. NASA’s MODIS satellite imaging system shows where floodwaters refilled parts of the once-dry Tulare Lake in California over recent weeks. In 1983, a record-setting year of rain, Tulare Lake reached its most recent high point, flooding some 82,000 acres of farmland. “When that happens, the great inland sea, at least a hint of it anyway, rouses from its slumber.” In this interactive slider, the image on the left shows farmland in October 2021 on what was previously Tulare Lake. “If it melts gradually, then most of the levees are designed to be able to hold that.” Before white settlers arrived in the Central Valley in the 1800s, Tulare Lake was the center of life for the Native Yokut people who lived by its shores and along the rivers.
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California’s Tulare Lake resurfaces after 130 years, floods 94,000 acres of farmland: How long will it last?
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Tulare Lake floodwaters now receding, Newsom’s office says. ‘We’ve turned a corner’
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‘This water needs to be protected’: California tribe calls for preservation of Tulare Lake
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Flooding causes California’s ‘ghost lake’ to grow almost as big as Lake Tahoe
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Risk of ‘catastrophic flooding’ has diminished in Tulare Lake Basin, officials say
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Acres of L.A. County sewage sludge threaten to contaminate Tulare Lake floodwaters
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Opinion: Don’t call it a comeback: California’s Tulare Lake never really went away
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The 'phantom' Tulare Lake returns with a vengeance
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Worry and suspicion reign as once-dry Tulare Lake drowns California farmland
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Letters to the Editor: California drained Tulare Lake for farming. Let’s use the drought to restore it
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