Koehn Lake

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Koehn Lake
Location Mojave Desert
Kern County, California
Coordinates Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
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)
References U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Koehn Lake
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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