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Location of the Salton Sea
The Salton Sea is located 250 km Southeast of Los Angeles in the Imperial Valley. After Death Valley it’s the lowest point of North America. The climate is hot and dry. Ideal for farming, was the idea when an irrigation canal was constructed in 1901 to create a huge agricultural centre in the Imperial valley. the Sea got created when a dike of the canal burst after heavy rains in 1905. The lake was sustained by runoff water from the farms. This lightly saline water was polluted with pesticides which gave the Salton Sea its bad reputation.