Walker Lake

USA / Nevada / Hawthorne /
One of only two reminants of a vast inland sea called Lake Lahonton. Its source, the Walker River, is diverted for agriculture thus the lake is threatened.
Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Walker_Lake_(Nevada)
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Coordinates:   38°41'42"N   118°43'10"W

Comments

  • Not too threatened I would think, one of it's uses would be to provide firefighting water/and or chamber flooding water for the magazines at Hawthorne.
  • Lost 90% of its volume since 1988
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