Badwater Basin Salt Flats / Death Valley

🌵🌞 Here’s a brief overview of Badwater Basin in Death Valley:
Lowest Point in North America: Badwater Basin, located in Death Valley National Park, holds the distinction of being the lowest point in North America. It sits 282 feet (86 meters) below sea level12.
Unique Landscape: This expansive salt flat features a small spring-fed pool known as “bad water.” The accumulated salts in the surrounding basin render it undrinkable. Adjacent to the pool, repeated freeze-thaw and evaporation cycles create hexagonal honeycomb shapes in the thin salt crust. The site also hosts pickleweed, aquatic insects, and the Badwater snail1.
Evaporation Potential: Despite occasional rainstorms that flood the valley bottom, Badwater Basin experiences an annual evaporation rate of 150 inches (3,800 mm)-the highest in the United States. Lakes formed during floods quickly evaporate, leaving behind clean salt crystals1.
📸 !View of Badwater Basin
Remember, this unique landscape is both fascinating and challenging to traverse due to its hazardous salt flats! 🏜️
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