Koehn Lake facts for kids
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 Koehn Lake
Location in California
Koehn Lake
Location in the United States
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| Location | Mojave Desert Kern County, California |
| Coordinates | 35°20′17″N 117°51′54″W / 35.338°N 117.865°W |
| Lake type | Endorheic basin |
| Primary outflows | Terminal |
| Basin countries | United States |
| Max. length | 5 miles (8.0 km) |
| Max. width | 3 miles (4.8 km) |
| Shore length1 | 30 km (19 mi) |
| Surface elevation | 579 m (1,900 ft) |
| 1 Shore length is not a well-defined measure. | |
Koehn Lake is a dry lake, and seasonally endorheic lake, in the Fremont Valley of the Mojave Desert, in eastern Kern County, California.
Geography
The valley is 19 km (12 mi) northeast of California City, and east of Red Rock Canyon State Park.
The lake is approximately 5 miles (8.0 km) long and 3 miles (4.8 km) at its widest point.
The nearby ghost town of Saltdale was founded in 1915, for salt harvesting from the dry lakebed. The ghost town of Garlock is on the north. The southern portal of Burro Schmidt Tunnel overlooks the dry lake and Fremont Valley.
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