Early in 1905, the first of five floods surged down the diversionary canal, and attempts to close it became futile. By the end of June, 14,000 cubic feet of water per second was settling into the below-sea-level Salton Sink.
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Early in 1905, the first of five floods surged down the diversionary canal, and attempts to close it became futile. By the end of June, 14,000 cubic feet of water per second was settling into the below-sea-level Salton Sink.