Broadwell Lake

Broadwell Lake
Location Mojave Desert
San Bernardino County, California
Coordinates 34°50′39″N 116°11′11″W / 34.8441°N 116.1864°W / 34.8441; -116.1864Coordinates: 34°50′39″N 116°11′11″W / 34.8441°N 116.1864°W / 34.8441; -116.1864
Lake type Endorheic basin
Primary outflows Terminal (evaporation)
Basin countries United States
Max. length 7 km (4.3 mi)
Max. width 2 km (1.2 mi)
Shore length1 17 km (11 mi)
Surface elevation 401 m (1,316 ft)
References U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Broadwell Lake
1 Shore length is not a well-defined measure.

Broadwell Lake, sometimes called Broadwell Dry Lake, is a dry lake bed in the Mojave Desert of San Bernardino County, California, 75 km (47 mi) east of Barstow. Flanked by the Cady Mountains and the Bristol Mountains, the lake is approximately 7 km (4.3 mi) long and 2 km (1.2 mi) at its widest point.

Solar power site

BrightSource Energy Inc. had proposed a solar power-generation project near Broadwell Lake, but withdrew that proposal in 2009.[1]

Wilderness Area

The east side of Broadwell Lake is Federally designated Wilderness and lies within the Bureau of Land Management Kelso Dunes Wilderness Area.[2]

See also

References

  1. ↑ http://www.dpcinc.org/blog/2009/09/17/brightsource-drops-plans-for-industrial-solar-on-broadwell-dry-lake/
  2. ↑ http://www.blm.gov/ca/pa/wilderness/wa/areas/kelso_dunes.html . accessed 11.7.2010

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