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gptkbp:instanceOf
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gptkb:lake
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gptkbp:basinCountry
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gptkb:United_States
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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:featuredIn
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gptkb:Salton_Sea_State_Recreation_Area
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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:historicalEvent
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gptkb:Salton_Sea_flood_(1905-1907)
environmental decline (1970s-present)
resort boom (1950s-1960s)
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gptkbp:inflow
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gptkb:New_River
gptkb:Alamo_River
gptkb:Whitewater_River
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gptkbp:locatedIn
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gptkb:Imperial_County
Riverside County
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gptkbp:location
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gptkb:California
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gptkbp:maximumDepth
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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
gptkb:Calipatria
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gptkbp:notableFor
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environmental issues
bird habitat
high salinity
fish die-offs
receding shoreline
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gptkbp:numberOfIssues
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gptkb:river
gptkb:invasive_species
evaporation
habitat loss
public health concerns
algal blooms
dust storms
agricultural runoff
economic decline
fish population decline
increasing salinity
odor problems
toxic dust
bird population decline
hydrogen sulfide emissions
infrastructure decay
loss of recreational use
selenium contamination
shrinking size
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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:subjectOf
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gptkb:Plagues_&_Pleasures_on_the_Salton_Sea_(documentary)
gptkb:Salton_Sea:_California's_Environmental_Tragedy_(book)
gptkb:The_Salton_Sea_(film)
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gptkbp:surface
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343 square miles
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gptkbp:type
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gptkb:lake
gptkb:endorheic_lake
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gptkbp:bfsParent
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gptkb:Curtiss_Clayton
gptkb:Val_Kilmer
gptkb:Vincent_D'Onofrio
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gptkbp:bfsLayer
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6
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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The Salton Sea
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