Tulare Lake: California's Ghost Lake Returns Did you know the largest freshwater lake west of the Mississippi used to be right here in California's Central Valley? Tulare Lake, or "Pa'ashi" to the Tachi Yokuts people who lived here for thousands of years, was a massive body of water that dried up in the early 1900s due to agricultural diversions. But in the winter of 2023, after historic storms and a massive snowmelt, the ghost lake made a dramatic return, flooding over 111,000 acres of farmland. The flood was a powerful reminder of nature's ability to reclaim its ancient landscape. I have some photos from two years ago that show just how huge this event was. It's a surreal sight, seeing farmland become a vast, open body of water again. Have any of you ever seen the lake when it has returned? Share your stories below! en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tulare_Lake?hl=en-US
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Tulare Lake: California's Ghost Lake Returns
Did you know the largest freshwater lake west of the Mississippi used to be right here in California's Central Valley? Tulare Lake, or "Pa'ashi" to the Tachi Yokuts people who lived here for thousands of years, was a massive body of water that dried up in the early 1900s due to agricultural diversions.
But in the winter of 2023, after historic storms and a massive snowmelt, the ghost lake made a dramatic return, flooding over 111,000 acres of farmland. The flood was a powerful reminder of nature's ability to reclaim its ancient landscape.
I have some photos from two years ago that show just how huge this event was. It's a surreal sight, seeing farmland become a vast, open body of water again.
Have any of you ever seen the lake when it has returned? Share your stories below!
en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tulare_Lake?hl=en-US
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