Contrary to its dry reputation, Badwater Basin in Death Valley has accommodated an ephemeral lake (Lake Manly) for a prolonged duration.
Badwater Basin:
- Location – Death Valley (California, USA)
- An endorheic basin
- Formation of Lake Manly – The formation of a lake in Badwater Basin was initiated by Hurricane Hilary, and its waters were recently replenished by an atmospheric river.
- Lowest elevation point in North America
- Near Mount Whitney (the highest point in the United States)
Death Valley:
- A desert valley and one of the hottest places on Earth
- Location – Eastern California in the northern Mojave Desert
- Borders Great Basin Desert
- Home to the Timbisha tribe of Native Americans
- Landform type – A graben (down-dropped block of land between two mountain ranges)