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I just asked an insider and will do my best to respond with more info. In the meantime, I believe the aquifer gets depleted from over-irrigation later in the se
by arthurofbabylon 5y ago
I just asked an insider and will do my best to respond with more info. In the meantime, I believe the aquifer gets depleted from over-irrigation later in the season. I also imagine that flood mitigation prevents natural early-season recharge (our society just cannot help but build in floodplains).
- mgarfias 5y agoTulare lake was the largest fresh water lake west of the Mississippi. It’s now 100% dry, and farmed. Started in the 1870s when water was diverted from the rivers feeding it to irrigate. The last straw seemed to be the damming of the Kaweah river. It used to occasionally flood and become a lake again. Now it’s all farmland.