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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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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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The Salton Sea
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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
evaporation
habitat loss
invasive species
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
|
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
endorheic lake
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gptkbp:bfsParent
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gptkb:D._J._Caruso
gptkb:Shalom_Harlow
gptkb:Christopher_Soos
gptkb:Curtiss_Clayton
gptkb:Val_Kilmer
gptkb:Cindy_Mollo
gptkb:Danny_Trejo
gptkb:Vincent_D'Onofrio
gptkb:Joe_Gayton
gptkb:Tony_Gayton
gptkb:Brion_James
gptkb:Brian_Berdan
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gptkbp:bfsLayer
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6
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