The Salton Sea Isn't Really an ACCIDENT. It's a Habit.

The Salton Sea sits 240 feet below sea level, and it was born from a mistake in 1905. But was it really an accident? Here are ten facts about the Salton Sea, from a resort town that rivaled Yosemite to a river that keeps changing its mind. In this video: 0:00 A Sea Below the Sea 0:52 The Mistake 1:53 The Riviera 2:50 The Sea That Can't Exhale 3:41 The Oasis That Kills 4:37 The Sea Is Moving Into People's Lungs 5:41 The Treasure Under the Sea 6:28 The Volcanoes 7:13 The San Andreas Ends Here 7:57 The Ocean That Used to Be Here 8:36 The River With Two Mouths If you live in the Imperial or Coachella valley, tell me what I missed in the comments. And let me know which fact surprised you most! Sources: USGS, California Natural Resources Agency, Online Archive of California, Audubon, Bureau of Reclamation, California Energy Commission, SCEC, San Diego State University GeoPage looks at a place that does not add up and finds the record that explains it. A river that missed the town. A border that cut the wrong way. A city that should have grown and did not. Subscribe for a new video every Friday: @TheGeoPage