Tulare Lake, once a vast freshwater body in California, has reappeared after 130 years due to heavy snowmelt, highlighting ...

Heavy rainfall caused severe flooding in California's Central Valley, submerging thousands of acres of farmland but resuscitating Tulare Lake—once the biggest freshwater body west of the ...

After a disappearance lasting over 130 years, California’s Tulare Lake has returned, reclaiming its place in the San Joaquin Valley and swallowing approximately 94,000 acres of private farmland.

The Tachi Yokut tribe historically relied on Tulare Lake for sustenance. The lake's return prompts reevaluation of historical water management practices. Once the largest body of freshwater west ...