Ivanpah Lake

Ivanpah Lake is a dry lake bed in the Mojave Desert of San Bernardino County, California on the border of California and Nevada. Nestled in the Ivanpah Valley near Primm on Interstate 15, the 13-square-mile (34 km2) lake is almost entirely within California. At the north edge of the lake lie the Nevada Welcome Center (closed) and a California Lottery retailer. It is a popular place for land sailing and kite buggying.

Ivanpah Lake
The lake filled with water after the heavy rains of 2004–2005
Ivanpah Lake
Ivanpah Lake
LocationMojave Desert
San Bernardino County, California
Coordinates35.5506°N 115.3959°W / 35.5506; -115.3959
Lake typeEndorheic basin
Basin countriesUnited States
Max. length20 km (12 mi)
Max. width5 km (3.1 mi)
Surface area34 km2 (13 sq mi)
Shore length145 km (28 mi)
Surface elevation795 m (2,608 ft)
ReferencesU.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Ivanpah Lake
1 Shore length is not a well-defined measure.

On March 26, 2009, the world land speed record for a wind-powered vehicle was set here by the Greenbird, clocked at 126.1 mph (202.9 km/h).

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