The ghost of Tulare Lake returns, flooding California’s Central Valley

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By Jake BittleMar 28, 2023, 10:45 am304 pts
When American settlers arrived in California 150 years ago, the sprawling Central Valley was home to the largest body of freshwater west of the Mississippi River. Tulare Lake expanded each spring as rain and melting snow filled the valley, growing so large that fisherfolk could sail across its surface to catch…

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