US EditionAncient lake reemerges after record rainfall at Death Valley National Park
Death Valley saw 2.41 inches of rain this fall, more than its annual average, causing a shallow Lake Manly to reappear briefly at Badwater Basin, park officials said.
- On Thursday, Death Valley National Park rangers said Lake Manly reemerged as a shallow pool at Badwater Basin, the salt flat 282 feet below sea level, after record fall rainfall.
- Data from the National Weather Service show the September–November fall season was the wettest on record with 2.41 inches, and November rainfall reached 1.76 inches, breaking the 1923 record.
- The current pool sits about a mile from the Badwater Basin parking lot and would not submerge a shoe, unlike last year when Lake Manly was much larger and deeper, park rangers said.
- Flooding damaged some park roads and blocked paved routes, prompting advisories and closures, but park rangers said popular overlooks like Zabriskie Point remain accessible as visitors explore near the shallow waters.
- This year, two months of fall storms delivered more rain than the area normally receives in a full calendar year, and NASA records show ancient Lake Manly once spread nearly 100 miles with depths up to 600 feet.
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Death Valley Lake Resurfaces
An ancient lake has made a rare return to Death Valley National Park, drawing visitors hoping to glimpse a phenomenon thousands of years in the making. After record rainfall, several inches of water pooled in Badwater Basin—the lowest point in North America, at 282 feet below sea level—reviving...
Los Angeles (USA), Dec 10 (EFE).- An ancient lake that existed during the last Ice Age in Death Valley National Park, the hottest place in the world, has again had water after a record period of rain last month in California, according to the National Park Service (NPS). Lake Manly is located in the Badwater Basin, the lowest point in North America, 86 meters below sea level, in the well-known Death Valley, located in the state of California. NP…
Lake Manly is back after record rain in Death Valley
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