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Salton Trough
desert basin, United States-Mexico
Also known as: Salton Basin
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Basin and Range Province
- In Basin and Range Province
…into Sonora, Mexico, while the Salton Trough extends to the Gulf of California; the Salton Trough is a concave desert basin that descends to 235 feet (72 meters) below sea level at the Salton Sea. East of the Sonoran Desert and extending southward from the Colorado Plateau is the Mexican…
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physiography of Colorado River
- In Colorado River: Physiography
…and Yuma deserts lies the Salton Trough (Salton Basin), a large structural depression extending to the northwest from the head of the Gulf of California for a distance of 150 miles. At one time the gulf extended farther to the northwest, above the point at which the Colorado now enters.…
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