Tulare Lake
Lake in California
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Tulare Lake or Tache Lake is a freshwater lake in the southern San Joaquin Valley, California, United States. Historically, Tulare Lake was once the largest freshwater lake west of the Mississippi River. Wikipedia
Area: 687 mi²
Outflow location: San Joaquin River and Suisun Bay
Surface elevation: 184′
Inflow source: Kings River, Tule River, Kaweah River, and more
Average depth: dry
Location: San Joaquin Valley; Kings County, California
Max. length: dry bed 81 mi (130 km)