East Salton Sea
Statistics
- Basin Name
- East Salton Sea
- Basin Number
- 7-033
- SGMA Basin Priority
- Very Low
- Critically Overdrafted
- No
- Hydrologic Region Name
- Colorado River
- Counties
- Imperial, Riverside
- Adjacent Basins
-
Imperial Valley 7-030, Chocolate Valley 7-032, Amos Valley 7-034,
Basin Notes
2003: Bulletin 118 basin description
2014: CASGEM prioritization – Very Low
2018: Phase 1 (FINAL) priority: Very Low
1) CASGEM/WDL/GWIDS: No data or data insufficent to determine GWL status. Source: DWR
2) No available documentation on groundwater level decline past or present in the basin
At-A-Glance
California Water Library Documents About This Basin
2025 Annual Report on the Salton Sea Management Program
California Natural Resources Agency (CNRA) | March 31st, 2025
The State's Salton Sea restoration and management efforts continued to show significant, demonstrable progress in 2024 – achieving key milestones and accelerating the p
Salton Sea Monitoring Implementation Program (MIP) Annual Work Plan 2024
California Natural Resources Agency (CNRA) | February 29th, 2024
The California Natural Resources Agency (CNRA), the California Department of Water Resources (DWR), and the California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) are implemen
2022 Annual Report on the Salton Sea Management Program
California Natural Resources Agency (CNRA) | February 29th, 2024
The Salton Sea Management Program (SSMP) made significant progress in 2021. It broke ground on the largest restoration project in the Sea’s history, advanced with partn
Salton Sea Management Program and Community Needs
California Natural Resources Agency (CNRA) | January 31st, 2024
In the Southeastern corner of the state, straddling Imperial and Riverside counties, the Salton Sea (the Sea) is California’s largest inland lake and home to many Calif
2023 Annual Report on the Salton Sea Management Program
California Natural Resources Agency (CNRA) | March 31st, 2023
2022 was a year of visible progress and momentum for the Salton Sea Management Program (SSMP) and partners. The first large-scale restoration project in the Sea’s histo
2021 Annual Report on the Salton Sea Management Program
California Natural Resources Agency (CNRA) | March 31st, 2021
The Salton Sea Management Program (SSMP) made progress in 2020 toward reducing exposed lakebed and creating habitat at the Salton Sea (Sea). Even amid challenges posed by
Recent global decline in endorheic basin water storages
Nature Portfolio (Springer Nature) | November 30th, 2018
Endorheic (hydrologically landlocked) basins spatially concur with arid/semi-arid climates. Given limited precipitation but high potential evaporation, their water storag
Tectonic evolution of the Salton Sea inferred from seismic reflection data
Nature Portfolio (Springer Nature) | July 26th, 2009
Oblique extension across strike-slip faults causes subsidence and leads to the formation of pull-apart basins such as the Salton Sea in southern California. The f
Groundwater Availability within the Salton Sea Basin
Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL) | January 29th, 2008
Land subsidence caused by the East Mesa geothermal field, California, observed using SAR interferometry
American Geophysical Union (AGU) | April 15th, 1997
Interferometric combination of pairs of synthetic aperture radar (SAR) images acquired by the ERS-1 satellite maps the deformation field associated with the activity o
Bulletin No. 39-59, Water Supply Conditions in Southern California during 1958-1959, Volume III, Water Level Data Lahontan, Colorado River Basin, Santa Ana, and San Diego Regions
California Department of Water Resources (DWR) | May 1st, 1961
Bulletin No. 39-58, Water Supply Conditions in Southern California during 1957-1958, Volume III, Precipitation and Water Level Data, Lahontan, Colorado River Basin, Santa Ana, and San Diego Regions
California Department of Water Resources (DWR) | August 1st, 1960
Bulletin No. 39-57, Water Supply Conditions in Southern California during 1956-1957, Volume III, Precipitation and Water Level Data Lahontan, Colorado River Basin, Santa Ana, and San Diego Regions
California Department of Water Resources (DWR) | June 16th, 1958
Bulletin No. 39-57 Volume I Bulletin No. 39-57 Volume II Bulletin No. 39-57 Volume IV