Koehn Lake Explained

Koehn Lake
Location:Mojave Desert
Kern County, California
Coords:35.338°N -117.865°W
Lake Type:Endorheic basin
Outflow:Terminal
Basin Countries:United States
Shore:30km (20miles)
Elevation:579m (1,900feet)
Pushpin Map:California#USA
Pushpin Map Alt:Location of Koehn Lake in California, USA.

Koehn Lake is a dry lake, and seasonally endorheic lake, in the Fremont Valley of the Mojave Desert, in eastern Kern County, California.

Geography

The valley is 19km (12miles) northeast of California City, and east of Red Rock Canyon State Park.

The lake is approximately long and at its widest point.

The nearby ghost town of Saltdale was founded in 1915, for salt harvesting from the dry lakebed. The ghost town of Garlock is on the north. The southern portal of Burro Schmidt Tunnel overlooks the dry lake and Fremont Valley.

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