Over the past six months, severe storms have reportedly flooded Death Valley National Park, creating a lake, much to the delight of kayaking tourists.
According to USA Today, water typically evaporates much faster than it can fill Badwater Basin, which is 82 feet below sea level. report. It is reportedly one of the hottest and driest places on the North American continent, and also one of the lowest below sea level. The basin typically receives about 2 inches of rainfall per year, according to the outlet.
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Desert super blooms like in 2016, monarch butterflies roosting in Mexico, and now…boating on ephemeral Lake Manly at the bottom of Death Valley. pic.twitter.com/cqT0bJFHlw— Patrick Donnelly (@bitterwaterblue) February 19, 2024
Heavy rains over the past six months have flooded the valley floor with a record 4.9 inches, creating a lake, National Park Service press release Said. Lake Manly, as the body of water has come to be known, first formed in August in the aftermath of Hurricane Hilary. according to To NASA’s Earth Observatory. It lasted all fall and winter until another California storm hit earlier this month, according to USA Today.A winter storm reportedly caused the flash flood All of Southern California. (Related: Report: Maintenance worker finds dead man in California’s Death Valley National Park)
Water levels in Death Valley are expected to drop within weeks, park ranger Nicole Andler said. according to Associated Press.
“This is almost once in a lifetime, if not once in a lifetime,” Andler said, according to the Associated Press. “This is the lowest point in North America. So we’re going to collect water, but it’s very unusual to have as much water as we have right now and for it to be this deep and last this long.” ,” Andler reportedly said. “It’s almost once in a lifetime, if not once in a lifetime.”
After living here for 10 years, it’s hard to describe what it’s like to have an 11,000-acre lake pop up in the middle of Death Valley. Imagine living a strict fruit and vegetable diet and suddenly finding yourself in a cheese and chocolate factory. Something like that. pic.twitter.com/t6Vwp1KhKC
— Patrick Donnelly (@bitterwaterblue) February 22, 2024
Andler warned that kayakers have limited time to enjoy the lake, according to the Associated Press. The lake will reportedly “be here until April.” May if I’m lucky. And it would be a muddy, wet mess, and then it would dry up to be that beautiful white salt flat. ”
