Salton Sea by: Kaelee Henderson, Jesse H , Raul D

EQ: What is the Salton Sea

• Fish kills are caused when dense algea growth consume oxygen in the water.
• green water= dying algae
• brown water= large school of fish

The Oak Tree that glows in the dark!!

• This Oak Tree glows under a full moon on the Southern end of the Salton Sea. Erosion and high toxicity levels from farm runoff has left the Salton Sea increasingly contaminated.

What kind of things we have been doing to save the Salton Sea?

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why do so many people come

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the history behind

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the Waterline

• Visible on the western shores of the Salton Sea
• Lake Cahuilla filled the desert basin.
• Indian fish traps have been found along that waterline.
• The Colorado River overflowed

Resources

• http://photoblog.nbcnews.com/_news/2011/03/22/6320297-erosion-and-toxins-fr...
• http://www.sbcounty.gov/museum/exhibitions/saltonmk%20quick%20facts.pdf
• http://static.messynessychic.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/beach.jpg
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• http://saltonseamuseum.org/salton_sea_history.html
• http://www.pe.com/articles/water-756315-river-lake.html

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