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gptkbp:instanceOf
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gptkb:lake
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gptkbp:annualRainfall
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less than 3 inches
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gptkbp:area
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approximately 343 square miles
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gptkbp:climate
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arid
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gptkbp:country
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gptkb:United_States
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gptkbp:elevation
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-236 feet
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gptkbp:environmentalImpact
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air quality concerns
fish die-offs
increasing salinity
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gptkbp:featuredIn
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gptkb:Salton_Sea_State_Recreation_Area
documentaries and films
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gptkbp:formationYear
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1905
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gptkbp:formedBy
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gptkb:Colorado_River_flood
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gptkbp:governedBy
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gptkb:California_Natural_Resources_Agency
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gptkbp:historicalEvent
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decline in 1970s-present
resort boom in 1950s-1960s
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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Salton Sea, California
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gptkbp:inflow
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gptkb:New_River
gptkb:Alamo_River
gptkb:Whitewater_River
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gptkbp:length
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about 35 miles
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gptkbp:locatedIn
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gptkb:California
gptkb:Imperial_County
Riverside County
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gptkbp:maximumDepth
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about 43 feet
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gptkbp:namedAfter
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gptkb:Salton_Sink
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gptkbp:nearestCity
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gptkb:Bombay_Beach
gptkb:Niland
gptkb:Salton_City
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gptkbp:notableSpecies
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gptkb:desert_pupfish
pelicans
barn owls
tilapia
burrowing owls
eared grebes
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gptkbp:outflow
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evaporation
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gptkbp:protectedArea
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gptkb:Sonny_Bono_Salton_Sea_National_Wildlife_Refuge
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gptkbp:publicHealthConcern
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loss of habitat
toxic dust storms
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gptkbp:revitalizationEfforts
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gptkb:Salton_Sea_Management_Program
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gptkbp:salinity
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higher than Pacific Ocean
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gptkbp:threats
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gptkb:river
gptkb:dam
agricultural runoff
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gptkbp:type
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endorheic lake
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gptkbp:usedFor
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birdwatching
fishing
recreation
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gptkbp:width
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about 15 miles
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gptkbp:bfsParent
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gptkb:Michael_Jackson's_'In_the_Closet'_music_video
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gptkbp:bfsLayer
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6
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