Superior Lake (California)

Superior Lake
Superior Lake Superior Lake
Location	Mojave Desert San Bernardino County, California
Coordinates	35°14′42″N 117°01′34″W
Type	Endorheic basin
Primary outflows	Terminal (evaporation)
Basin countries	United States
Max. length	15 km (9.3 mi)
Max. width	6 km (3.7 mi)
Shore length1	30 km (19 mi)
Surface elevation	914 m (2,999 ft)
Sections/sub-basins	Three
References	U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Superior Lake
1 Shore length is not a well-defined measure.

Superior Lake is a dry lake basin in the Mojave Desert of San Bernardino County, California, 40 km (25 mi) north of Barstow. The lake is made up of three basins, approximately 15 km (9.3 mi) long and 6 km (3.7 mi) at its widest point. Through the Holocene, this three-lake system was one body of water.

See also

• List of lakes in California

References

• Philip Stoffer (14 January 2004). "Changing Climates and Ancient Lakes" (.html). Desert Landforms and Surface Processes in the Mojave National Preserve and Vicinity. Open-File Report 2004-1007. USGS, US Department of the Interior. Retrieved 2009-09-12.

External links

• U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Superior Lake (California)