Salton Sea Research Paper
Salton Sea
By
Genesis Quihuis
The Salton Sea began its way to life in 1904, when California decided that they needed a way to tap into the Colorado River to irrigate their crops. They decided that they would need to create two intake gorges without the use of floodgates. In came the California Development company and dredged the two gorges; but not long after, the intakes became clogged with silt deposits from the Colorado River and water stopped, creating the need for another intake gorge. But only a year later, in 1905, a miscalculation led to saline water flooding into the gorges, called the Salton Sinks, creating the present day Salton Sea. Currently the source of water for the Salton Sea comes from four different locations: The New River …show more content…
Places like Camp Dunlop, Patton’s Third Army Desert Training Center (currently known as Slab City) were for the military in the thirties and early forties. For families it was a spot for various activities such as camping , water skiing, fishing, jet skiing, hiking, birdwatching, sailboarding, and boating. It was such a popular spot for tourism that eventually sea lions were brought to the Salton Sea. But that wasn’t all, thanks to the California Department of Fish and Game, the Salton sea had become a paradisal fishing ground in the fifties. It also became a critical link for flocks of migratory birds along the Pacific Flyway that earned it 3.1 million dollars annually for bird watching. It even became a major National Wildlife Refuge to many animal species, such as the Raccoon, Jack rabbit, the Sidewinder, the Roadrunner, and many more. People came around during that time to watch the 500 mile powerboat endurance race at the sea and stayed to hang out at Albert Frey’s North Shore Yacht Club; including people like the Marx Brothers and the Beach Boys.They even had a popular hotel named the Palms Motel on the Salton Sea Beach that had a beautiful pier, the Salton Sea Test Base Seaplane Pier, that is now only rementants. And before the recreation and even the water, the Salton Sea was once a place of holiness and of spirituality to the Cahuilla Indian
By
Genesis Quihuis
The Salton Sea began its way to life in 1904, when California decided that they needed a way to tap into the Colorado River to irrigate their crops. They decided that they would need to create two intake gorges without the use of floodgates. In came the California Development company and dredged the two gorges; but not long after, the intakes became clogged with silt deposits from the Colorado River and water stopped, creating the need for another intake gorge. But only a year later, in 1905, a miscalculation led to saline water flooding into the gorges, called the Salton Sinks, creating the present day Salton Sea. Currently the source of water for the Salton Sea comes from four different locations: The New River …show more content…
Places like Camp Dunlop, Patton’s Third Army Desert Training Center (currently known as Slab City) were for the military in the thirties and early forties. For families it was a spot for various activities such as camping , water skiing, fishing, jet skiing, hiking, birdwatching, sailboarding, and boating. It was such a popular spot for tourism that eventually sea lions were brought to the Salton Sea. But that wasn’t all, thanks to the California Department of Fish and Game, the Salton sea had become a paradisal fishing ground in the fifties. It also became a critical link for flocks of migratory birds along the Pacific Flyway that earned it 3.1 million dollars annually for bird watching. It even became a major National Wildlife Refuge to many animal species, such as the Raccoon, Jack rabbit, the Sidewinder, the Roadrunner, and many more. People came around during that time to watch the 500 mile powerboat endurance race at the sea and stayed to hang out at Albert Frey’s North Shore Yacht Club; including people like the Marx Brothers and the Beach Boys.They even had a popular hotel named the Palms Motel on the Salton Sea Beach that had a beautiful pier, the Salton Sea Test Base Seaplane Pier, that is now only rementants. And before the recreation and even the water, the Salton Sea was once a place of holiness and of spirituality to the Cahuilla Indian