Having scrutinized many many maps (I love maps) in my life, it seems to me
that the vast majority of lakes do drain into rivers. How true is that?
As far as I knew last night, the Dead Sea was the only lake which does not
drain: it maintains its level because evaporation is matched by entering
water quantities. So does Salton Sea also evaporate? Are there any others?
Also, are there many other lakes which are below sea level at their surface
or at their deepest points?
Another argument was over crater lake in Montana. My friend thought that
crater lake, montana, was so deep that its bottom must be below sea level.
That is difficult for me to believe because, although I do not know
Montana's average altitude offhand, it must be fairly high. The lowest
point, on the MT-ID state line, is 1,820 ft, which I know from
Lisa
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Jim Whitehead [SMTP:ejw@ics.uci.edu]
> Sent: Sunday, June 14, 1998 9:22 AM
> To: Joe Barrera; FoRK@xent.ics.uci.edu
> Cc: COOOLREY@aol.com
> Subject: RE: Salton Sea
>
>
>
> "There is no legal limit to the number of tilapia that can be taken; after
> a
> day at the park fishers generally leave with at least 100 tilapia in the
> 1-
> to 3-pound range."
>
> ..And for boating
>
> "The lake is known as the fastest in the nation because its salt content
> (slightly greater than the Pacific Ocean) causes vessels to be more
> buoyant.
> And at 228 feet below sea level, its high atmospheric density (because of
> the low elevation) causes engines to perform much more powerfully than on
> other lakes."
>
> - Jim
>