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Reviewed on September 15, 2017 | Video
Tulare, located in California's San Joaquin Valley, once covered 700 square miles and was the largest lake in America west of the Mississippi. Tulare's productive waters and marshes supported thousands of Yokut people. However, its size has fluctuated greatly, depending on the amount of rain- and snowfall in the Sierra Nevada Mountains. After the Civil War, municipalities and farmers...Log In or Sign Up to Read More