The Salton sea is just the latest iteration of the cycle of freshwater lakes[1] that form, then dry up in that location in the Colorado River delta. The fact t

The Salton sea is just the latest iteration of the cycle of freshwater lakes[1] that form, then dry up in that location in the Colorado River delta. The fact that a canal cut formed the latest one does not distinguish it much from the several version over the last few thousand years of natural formations. [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lake_Cahuilla https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lake_Cahuilla