Tulare Lake Original Map

Tulare Lake or Tache Lake is a freshwater lake in the southern San Joaquin Valley, California, United States. Historically, Tulare Lake was once the largest freshwater lake west of the Mississippi River. For thousands of years, from the Paleolithic onward, Tulare Lake was a uniquely rich area, which supported perhaps the largest population o…
Tulare Lake or Tache Lake is a freshwater lake in the southern San Joaquin Valley, California, United States. Historically, Tulare Lake was once the largest freshwater lake west of the Mississippi River. For thousands of years, from the Paleolithic onward, Tulare Lake was a uniquely rich area, which supported perhaps the largest population of Native Americans north of present-day Mexico.
  • Location: San Joaquin Valley · Kings County, California
  • Primary inflows: Kaweah River · Kern River · Kings River · Tule River · White River
  • Primary outflows: Evaporation, historically underground seepage to San Joaquin River, occasional flow to Suisun Bay
  • Basin countries: United States
  • Max. length: dry bed 81 mi (130 km)
  • Surface area: dry bed 690 sq mi (1,780 km²)
  • Average depth: dry
Data from: en.wikipedia.org