Salt Creek (Salton Sea) Explained

Salt Creek is a 26adj=midNaNadj=mid[1] intermittent stream in Riverside County, California,[2] [3] flowing into the north shore of the Salton Sea. Its discharge point is located north of Salt Creek Beach in the Salton Sea State Recreation Area. It is an important habitat of desert pupfish, containing a population of 159 fish.[4] Salt creek is also a birding spot for birds that winter in the Salton Sea.[5]

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33.4461°N -115.8483°W

Notes and References

  1. U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline data. The National Map, accessed March 16, 2011
  2. Web site: The Coachella Valley Multiple Species Habitat Conservation Plan . 2008-08-24 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20090106202749/http://www.cvmshcp.org/sp_43.htm . 2009-01-06 .
  3. Web site: Salt Creek Beach Campground, Salton Sea, CA. hipcamp. https://web.archive.org/web/20220622092835/https://www.hipcamp.com/en-AU/california/salton-sea-1/salt-creek-beach-campground. 22 June 2022.
  4. Web site: Abundance and Distribution of Desert Pupfish in the Salton Sea Basin . 2008-08-24 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20080820081708/http://wfrc.usgs.gov/research/aquatic%20ecology/STSaiki6.htm . 2008-08-20 .
  5. https://www.parks.ca.gov/pages/639/files/SaltonSeaSRAWebLayout2013.pdf

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