Laguna Salada

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Laguna Salada is a large dry lakebed and desert basin in northern Baja California, Mexico, known for its extreme aridity and below-sea-level elevation.

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Label Occurrences
Laguna Salada canonical 1

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Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf desert basin
dry lake
endorheic basin
accessFrom La Rumorosa area
Mexicali–Tecate highway
characteristic extreme aridity
climate arid
country Mexico
drainage endorheic
ecosystem desert scrub
elevationRelativeToSeaLevel below sea level
geologicalSetting pull-apart basin
tectonic depression
hydrology ephemeral lake
knownFor dust storms
extreme heat
off-road driving
length_km approximately 60
locatedEastOf Sierra de Juárez
locatedIn Baja California
Mexicali Municipality
Sonoran Desert
northern Baja California
linked to: Baja California
locatedNear Mexicali
US–Mexico border
locatedSouthOf US state of California
locatedWestOf Mexicali
Sierra de Los Cucapah
linked to: Sierra de Juárez
lowestElevation_m approximately -10
nearbyFault Laguna Salada Fault
notableEvent 2010 Baja California earthquake affected area
orientation north–south
partOf Gulf of California rift zone
Salton Trough
region Lower Colorado River Valley
risk flash flooding during rare storms
separatedBy Sierra de Los Cucapah
linked to: Sierra de Juárez
separatedFrom Salton Sea
surfaceType playa
salt flat
tectonicActivity earthquakes
typicalState dry
usedFor film and commercial shooting locations
recreational off-road racing
vegetationDensity sparse
waterSource occasional runoff from surrounding mountains
rare heavy rainfall
width_km approximately 17

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Sierra de Juárez borders Laguna Salada