(Luis Sinco / Los Angeles Times)
Only two centuries ago, a shallow inland sea dominated California's Central Valley.In a ring of impenetrable reeds, called tules, was Tulare Lake - then the largest body of freshwater west of the Mississippi River.At the end of the 19th century, newly arrived settlers began draining it to provide water for agriculture and growing cities and to defend against destructive floods.
Only two centuries ago, a shallow inland sea dominated California's Central Valley.In a ring of impenetrable reeds, called tules, was Tulare Lake - then the largest body of freshwater west of the Mississippi River.At the end of the 19th century, newly arrived settlers began draining it to provide water for agriculture and growing cities and to defend against destructive floods.
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