Lake Panamint

Lake Panamint
Lake Gale
Sometimes flooding causes part of the valley to re-form a lake
Location of Lake Panamint in California, USA.
Location of Lake Panamint in California, USA.
Lake Panamint
Location of Lake Panamint in California, USA.
Location of Lake Panamint in California, USA.
Lake Panamint
Coordinates36°18′N 117°18′W / 36.300°N 117.300°W / 36.300; -117.300[1]
Primary inflowsOwens River, local springs and drainages
Primary outflowsSometimes into Lake Manly

Lake Panamint (also known as Lake Gale[2]) is a former lake that occupied Panamint Valley in California during the Pleistocene. It was formed mainly by water overflowing through the Owens River and which passed through Lake Searles into the Panamint Valley. At times, Lake Panamint itself overflowed into Death Valley and Lake Manly.

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