Before the Gold Rush, Tulare Lake covered about 800 square miles, Arax said. “The lake was the most dominant feature on the California map,” he said.

For more than a century the former lakebed of Tulare Lake has been turned into farmland in California’s Central Valley. The footprint of the lake, when full, could reach 690 square miles ...

CORCORAN, Calif. – It is no secret to locals that the heart of California’s Central Valley was once the largest body of fresh water west of the Mississippi River, dammed and drained int… ...

Tulare Lake was once the largest ... This detail is from an 1848 map based on the explorations of John C. Frémont and ... resulting in one of the largest Sierra snowpacks in recorded history.

Tulare Lake's rebirth will reshape life in the San Joaquin Valley for years to come. But longtime residents remain committed to the region and its remarkable seasonal rhythms.

California’s ‘phantom lake’ returns with a vengeance, unearthing an ugly history of water A mailbox stands in the floodwaters that have innundated farms near the community of Stratford ...

Tulare Lake has always emerged during especially wet years, but the flooding will be worse this time: ... An 1873 map of California showing the former boundaries of Tulare Lake.

TULARE COUNTY, Calif. -- State water experts say the historic Tulare Lake likely reached its peak size overnight. ... 7 CA men indicted in $100M jewelry heist, largest in US history.

Tulare Lake Was Drained Off the Map. ... Black students were taught 250 years ago was put on view in Colonial Williamsburg after researchers discovered its history.

Tulare Lake was once the largest ... This detail is from an 1848 map based on the explorations of John C. Frémont and ... resulting in one of the largest Sierra snowpacks in recorded history.

The lake bed is essentially a 790-square-mile bathtub — the size of four Lake Tahoes — that dates back to the ice age. Mammoths once sipped at Tulare Lake’s shores, and tule elk ranged in ...